software engineer
C1684
concept
A software engineer is a professional who designs, develops, tests, and maintains software systems by applying principles of computer science and engineering to solve real-world problems.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| software engineer canonical | 345 |
| Internet engineer | 7 |
| software architect | 4 |
| computer graphics engineer | 1 |
| embedded software engineer | 1 |
| software craftsmanship advocate | 1 |
| software development consultant | 1 |
| software development role | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: software engineer
Generated description
A software engineer is a professional who designs, develops, tests, and maintains software systems by applying principles of computer science and engineering to solve real-world problems.
Instances (355)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
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| Scott Meyers | — |
| Kent Beck | — |
| John Brant | — |
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Uncle Bob
surface form:
Robert C. Martin
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| Martin Fowler | — |
| Eric Evans | — |
| Robert C. Martin | — |
| Don Syme | — |
| Richard Helm | — |
| Barbara Liskov | — |
| Grady Booch | — |
| Ivar Jacobson | — |
| James Rumbaugh | — |
| Kamil Myśliwiec | — |
| Hasso Plattner | — |
| D. Richard Hipp | — |
| Gary Kildall | — |
| Guido van Rossum | — |
| Håkon Wium Lie | — |
| Ian Murdock | — |
| Rémy Card | — |
| Avi Kivity | — |
| Denny Vrandečić | — |
| Patrick Volkerding | — |
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Kroah-Hartman
surface form:
Greg Kroah-Hartman
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| Don Roberts | — |
| Michael Sweet | — |
| Douglas Crockford | — |
| Hans Reiser | — |
| Philippe Kahn | — |
| Rich Harris | — |
| Brad Cox | — |
| Tom Love | — |
| Noel Chiappa | — |
| Bob Miner | — |
| Eric Bina | — |
| Ari Luotonen | — |
| Dave Moellenhoff | — |
| Michael Feathers | — |
| Trevor Perrin | — |
| William Opdyke | — |
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Ingo
surface form:
Ingo Molnár
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| Hixie | — |
| Damien P. George | — |
| Adam Langley | — |
| Brandt Bucher | — |
| Ivan Levkivskyi | — |
| Matz | — |
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Network Applied Communication Laboratory
surface form:
Yukihiro Matsumoto
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— |
| Greg Brockman | — |