Is there a real difference between software engineer vs software developer vs programmer? Or is it just terminology?

It's like vanilla. Many different flavors of vanilla, but when it comes down to it it's just vanilla. Which one sounds best to you?

Depends on who you ask. When people say/write "software engineer(ing)" they sometimes refer specifically to more SW engineering-related(aka boring) areas like testing, project management, requirements & planning etc.

I pretty much use them interchangeably, some people are probably more pedantic about it but who cares.

Engineering: generally known as low level / hardware oriented and holds a CS degree.

Developer: they one that gets shit done, with or without a degree.

Programmer: only uses 1 language and nothing else, and leaves a giant turd in the code base every time.

Others may have a different meaning, but... this sums it up for me.

Architect vs bricklayer?

Code Monkey: turns bananas into poorly implemented php code.Its me, I am code monkey

Engineer is formally trained to get shit done, Developer claims that he can get shit done, Programmer tries to get shit done.

@drewbie what if it's vanillin?

@electrineer burn it at the stake.

@drewbie but this sounds like a porn thing.