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Lead programmer
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Software_development/UUfsAaYY">software development</a>, a lead programmer is responsible for providing technical guidance and <a href="/facts/Mentorship/tWJJD2GV">mentorship</a> to a team of <a href="/facts/Programmer/WGTS1Jv9">software developers</a>. Alternative titles include <i>development lead</i>, <i>technical lead</i>, <i>lead programmer</i>, or <i>lead application developer</i>. When primarily contributing a low-level enterprise software design with focus on the structure of the app, e.g. design patterns, the role would be a <a href="/facts/Software_architect/n114GIdr">software architect</a> (as distinct to the high-level less technical role of <i><a href="/facts/Solutions_architect/B5l1EzLq">solutions architect</a></i>.) </p>