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.

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.