Coder vs Developer vs Software Engineer, What’s the Difference?

What’s the real difference between a coder, a developer, and a software engineer? In this video, Dave Farley breaks down what separates these roles, from mindset and responsibility to engineering discipline, and why it matters for modern software teams. Whether you’re early in your career or leading a team, understanding the evolution from writing code to thinking like an engineer is key. - Adopt GREAT Developer Habits | My FREE Guide: Are YOU a Great Programmer? or a Regular Programmer with GREAT Habits. Download my FREE guide on how to adopt 30 of my favourite Programming Habits. Get yours HERE ➡ https://www.subscribepage.com/great-programmer - Dave on X ➡️ https://x.com/davefarley77 Dave on LinkedIn ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-farley-a67927/ Dave on bluesky ➡️ https://bsky.app/profile/davefarley77.bsky.social Modern Software Engineering on X ➡️ https://x.com/ModernSoftwareX Modern Software Engineering on LinkedIn ➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-software-engineering Modern Software Engineering on bluesky ➡️ https://bsky.app/profile/modernswe.bsky.social - ⭐ PATREON: Join the Continuous Delivery community and access extra perks & content! ➡️ https://bit.ly/ContinuousDeliveryPatreon 🎥 Join Us On TikTok ➡️ https://www.tiktok.com/@modern.s.engineering - CHANNEL SPONSORS: Tuple is a remote ensemble and pair programming app for macOS and Windows, designed to make you feel like you're collaborating in person. It’s got loads of developer-specific touches you just don’t see with generic screen-sharing tools. Check out Tuple HERE ➡️ https://tuple.app/cd Equal Experts is a product software development consultancy with a network of over 1,000 experienced technology consultants globally. They increase the pace of innovation by using modern software engineering practices that embrace Continuous Delivery, Security, and Operability from the outset ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ASy8n0 TransFICC provides low-latency connectivity, automated trading workflows and e-trading systems for Fixed Income and Derivatives. TransFICC resolves the issue of market fragmentation by providing banks and asset managers with a unified low-latency, robust and scalable API, which provides connectivity to multiple trading venues while supporting numerous complex workflows across asset classes such as Rates and Credit Bonds, Repos, Mortgage-Backed Securities and Interest Rate Swaps ➡️ https://transficc.com - 👕 T-SHIRTS: A fan of the T-shirts I wear in my videos? Grab your own, at reduced prices EXCLUSIVE TO CONTINUOUS DELIVERY FOLLOWERS! Get money off the already reasonably priced t-shirts! 🔗 Check out their collection HERE: ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Uby9iA 🚨 DON'T FORGET TO USE THIS DISCOUNT CODE: ContinuousDelivery - BOOKS: 📖 Dave’s NEW BOOK "Modern Software Engineering" is available as paperback, or kindle here ➡️ https://amzn.to/3DwdwT3 and NOW as an AUDIOBOOK available on iTunes, Amazon and Audible. 📖 The original, award-winning "Continuous Delivery" book by Dave Farley and Jez Humble ➡️ https://amzn.to/2WxRYmx 📖 "Continuous Delivery Pipelines" by Dave Farley Paperback ➡️ https://amzn.to/3gIULlA ebook version ➡️ https://leanpub.com/cd-pipelines 📖 "The Software Developers’ Guidebook" ebook version ➡️ https://leanpub.com/softwaredevelopersguidebook NOTE: If you click on one of the Amazon Affiliate links and buy the book, Continuous Delivery Ltd. will get a small fee for the recommendation with NO increase in cost to you. - #SoftwareEngineering #CoderVsDeveloper #CleanCode #DevCareer #ModernSoftwareDevelopment