The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 8 months agoAs someone not in tech, I have no idea how to refer to my tech friends' jobslemmy.worldimagemessage-square343fedilinkarrow-up1911arrow-down118
arrow-up1893arrow-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 · 8 months agomessage-square343fedilink
minus-squareSimon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-28 months 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-28 months 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-28 months agoThere’s tech companies that don’t work with software
minus-squareSimon@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months 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.