programmer analyst

programmer analyst

[′prō‚gram·ər ′an·əl‚ist]

(computer science)

A person who both writes computer programs and analyzes and designs information systems.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

programmer analyst

A person who analyzes and designs information systems and designs and writes the application programs for the system. In theory, a programmer analyst is both systems analyst and applications programmer. In practice, the title is sometimes simply a reward to a programmer for tenure. Which skill is really dominant is of concern when recruiting people with such titles. See job descriptions and salary survey.

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