Hands-On Software Engineering with Python

Programming versus Software Engineering

Development shops often have specific levels, grades, or ranks that their developers fall into, indicating the levels of experience, expertise, and industry wisdom expected of staff at each level. These may vary (perhaps wildly) from location to location, but a typical structure looks something like the following:

• Junior developers: A junior developer is typically someone that doesn't have much programming experience. They probably know the basics of writing code, but they are not expected to know much beyond that.
• Developers: Mid-level developers (referred to by whatever formal title might apply) usually have enough experience that they can be relied on to write reasonably solid code, with little ...