Can a front end developer themselves a software engineer? I am really confused with these terms. Or a programmer? Or a computer scientist? I didn't go to a school, so I am not sure what are the differences..

I just say I work with bugs.

@simeg nice.. need a witty answer like this.

@h3ll awesome.. all of the above are also computer technicians for family and friends. Lol

@h3ll What about if you get a SWE degree through an ABET accredited program? Are those the only people who can work on like airplane systems or medical software where people's lives are at stake, or are they lying to us at school?

@h3ll Ah okay, thanks for the information. I was just wondering because I chose my college because it was one of the few in the country that had a Software Engineering degree that was accredited through ABET.

What about System Engineers?

I just call myself a Developer... :D I code the front-end and the back-end, but never finished my degree. Just call yourself to whatever you do (designer, developer, programmer,.. ) (Developer sounds less nerdy than a Programmer imo :D)

@h3ll in France there is a certification for engineers. There's a commission that audit schools to determine if they have the right to deliver an "engineer" diploma (there is lots of requirement of quality to meet for the school).

In my particular school, we have a "computer science & applied mathematics engineer" diploma, and we study everything you cited and more (not everything in depth obviously). It's a formation to computer science, software engineering, architecture, programming, mathematics, innovation, management...

It may sound a bit pretentious, but there definitely is a difference between a "simple" programmer/dev and someone with a "higher" title (computer scientist, software engineer...). Doesn't mean that one is superior to the other, what's important is that you like what you do :)