The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 4 months agoAs someone not in tech, I have no idea how to refer to my tech friends' jobslemmy.worldimagemessage-square343fedilinkarrow-up1908arrow-down118
arrow-up1890arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square343fedilink
minus-squareEncrypt-Keeper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoGenerally speaking software development is not a part of IT.
minus-squarenamelivia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 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-up3·4 months agoIn English that more general word for the entire industry is “tech”. Thats the closest comparison to just using the word “computers”.
minus-squarenamelivia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoAh true, thank you! Then it is tech what I say
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”.
Ah true, thank you! Then it is tech what I say