The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldcake to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 year agoAs someone not in tech, I have no idea how to refer to my tech friends' jobslemmy.worldimagemessage-square342fedilinkarrow-up1915arrow-down118
arrow-up1897arrow-down1imageAs someone not in tech, I have no idea how to refer to my tech friends' jobslemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldcake to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 year agomessage-square342fedilink
minus-squareSimon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-21 year agoBecause even in those companies many of the ‘computer people’ are not software developers. Tech workers is a catch all term for most people at those companies.
minus-squarecrispy_kilt@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoBut the term isn’t used for technology outside of software companies, for example, mechanical and electrical engineering
minus-squareSimon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoThere’s tech companies that don’t work with software
minus-squareSimon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAnything hardware related that doesn’t program in-house, by definition.
Because even in those companies many of the ‘computer people’ are not software developers. Tech workers is a catch all term for most people at those companies.
But the term isn’t used for technology outside of software companies, for example, mechanical and electrical engineering
There’s tech companies that don’t work with software
Such as?
Anything hardware related that doesn’t program in-house, by definition.