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A '''programmer''' is someone who does [[computer programming]]. In this sense, a programmer may be considered a [[software engineer]] or [[developer]]. In broadcasting a '''programmer''' is one who schedules, for example, [[television]] or [[radio]] programs. In [[British English]] this is one who ''programmes'', from the spelling ''programme''.

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A '''programmer''' is someone who does [[computer programming]]. In this sense, a programmer may be considered a [[software engineer]] or [[developer]].* In broadcasting a '''programmer''' is one who schedules, for example, [[television]] or [[radio]] programs. In [[British English]] this is one who ''programmes'', from the spelling ''programme''.

* In field of [[computer software]], a '''programmer''' is someone who does [[computer programming]].

In this sense, a programmer may be considered a [[software engineer]] or [[developer]]. See also [[Software engineering]].

[[Ada Lovelace]] is considered the first programmer ever to express an [[algorithm]] intended for implementation on a [[computer]] in October [[1842]] and thus the first programmer, see [[Ada Byron's notes on the analytical engine]].

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Less* commonlyIn field of [[computer hardware]], the term '''programmer''' refers to a hardware device that configures a programmable non-volatile [[circuit]] such as [[EEPROM]] or [[programmable logic]] circuits. See [[hardware description language]].

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