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Best Cities for Freelance Web and Software Developers (payable.com)
3 points by tadmilbourn 3878 days ago
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dudul 3878 days ago
What is the difference between a software developer and a web developer?
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tadmilbourn 3878 days ago
In this research, it's looking at Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Web Developer definition there is http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/w.... Software Developer is http://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/s....

The short answer: Back-end as opposed to Front-end

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dudul 3878 days ago
How about someone who does desktop app GUI? It's "front-end" but doesn't involve web.
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tadmilbourn 3878 days ago
Very true. No definition is perfect and is going to handle every edge case. But, it's the BLS's attempt to group different job types and provide the data around it.
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