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In the US, '''software developer''' is a job classification.

(TO DO: expand, organize, cross-reference, illustrate.)

== Description ==

Software developer jobs classified into one of three titles (all under the 15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations Major Group):

# 15-1131 Computer Programmers<ref name="15-1131 Computer Programmers">

# 15-1132 Software Developers, Applications

# 15-1133 Software Developers, Systems Software

A person who develops stand-alone software (that is more than just a simple program) and gets involved with all phases of the development (design and code) is a software developer.

Some of the notable software people include [[Peter Norton]] (developer of ''Norton Utilities''), [[Richard Garriott]] ([[Ultima (series)|Ultima]]-series creator), and [[Philippe Kahn]] ([[Borland]] key founder), all of whom started as entrepreneurial individual or small-team software developers.

Other names which are often used in the same close context are [[programmer]], [[software analyst]], and [[software engineer]].

According to developer Eric Sink, the differences between system design, [[software development]] and programming are more apparent.

Already in the current market place there can be found a segregation between [[programmer]]s and developers,{{Dubious|date=March 2011}} being that one who implements is not the same as the one who designs the [[class (computer science)|class]] structure or hierarchy.

Even more so that developers become [[systems architect]]s, those who design the multi-leveled architecture or component interactions of a large software system.

See also [[software engineer#Debate over who is a software engineer|Debate over who is a software engineer]].

== Aspects ==

Aspects of developer's job may include:

* Software design
* Actual core implementation (programming which is often the most important portion of software development)
* Other required implementations (e.g. installation, configuration, customization, integration, data migration)
* Participation in [[software product management|software product definition]], including [[business case]] or [[gap analysis#Market gap analysis|gap]] analysis
* Specification
* [[Requirements analysis]]
* Development and refinement of throw-away [[software prototyping|simulations or prototypes]] to confirm requirements
* [[requirements management#Feasibility|Feasibility]] and [[cost–benefit analysis]], including the choice of application [[application architecture|architecture]] and [[application framework|framework]], leading to the [[budget]] and schedule for the project
* Authoring of [[User documentation|documentation]] needed by users and implementation partners etc.
* Testing, including defining/supporting [[acceptance testing]] and gathering feedback from [[software release life cycle#Stages of development|pre-release testers]]
* Participation in [[software product management#The need for software product management|software release and post-release]] activities, including support for product launch [[technology evangelist|evangelism]] (e.g. developing demonstrations and/or samples) and competitive analysis for subsequent product build/release cycles
* Maintenance

== Scale ==

In a large company, there may be employees whose sole responsibility may consist of only one of the phases above.

In smaller development environments, a few, or even a single individual might handle the complete process.

== See also ==

* [[Software]]
* [[Software development]]

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 == See also ==
 * [[Software]]
 * [[Software development]]