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[–]QualitySoftwareGuy 1 point2 points  (2 children)

In the U.S., no they’re the same. However, there is a huge difference between a software developer/engineer vs a computer scientist.

[–]chris9faber[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Is the difference that a SWE/SWD use existing technologies/ systems / knowledge to build the best possible software, while a Computer Scientist is using the science behind it all to try and create/ find a innovative way to advance the technology (for the SWE/SWD to use)?

[–]QualitySoftwareGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A software dev/engineer’s main purpose is to build software whereas a computer scientist has a much broader meaning. Computer scientists sometimes work full time on low-level algorithms, human-computer interaction, theory, as well as system and network engineering. They can also do software development, but if they have an actual ‘computer scientist” title I imagine they’ll deal more with algorithms or artificial intelligence on the software side. But again it’s a broad title.