The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 5 months agoAs someone not in tech, I have no idea how to refer to my tech friends' jobslemmy.worldimagemessage-square316fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageAs someone not in tech, I have no idea how to refer to my tech friends' jobslemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 5 months agomessage-square316fedilink
minus-squareEncrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoGenerally speaking software development is not a part of IT.
minus-squarenamelivia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoI’d say in English there is more of a difference, in my native language the term is more blurry I’d say, for a random person it just sounds as “computers”, and to most people that’s all they care about.
minus-squareEncrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoIn English that more general word for the entire industry is “tech”. Thats the closest comparison to just using the word “computers”.
Generally speaking software development is not a part of IT.
I’d say in English there is more of a difference, in my native language the term is more blurry I’d say, for a random person it just sounds as “computers”, and to most people that’s all they care about.
In English that more general word for the entire industry is “tech”. Thats the closest comparison to just using the word “computers”.