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It's all human readable abstractions for 0s and 1s, isn't it? Unless you're working with quantum computers.
We want to draw the line somewhere, so my mum on FB doesn't call herself a programmer for creating a post, but it's not very clear where to put that line. I think it has to depend on the context, you could tell your hairdresser you're a programmer to avoid the unnecessary details, but wouldn't describe it as such in a job interview.
Usually you draw this line by "locking" a title behind some kind of education or certification. If someone carries this title, then it must mean that they at least have a basic understanding about x skill.
"Programmer" and "developer" aren't protected in any meaningful way, and I'm trying to hammer that into my brain, as I did not really see someone who hosts a template ~~Wordpad~~ Wordpress site as a webdev, or a Python scripter as a programmer (scripting is programming, but programming is much more than scripting, so comparing the two doesn't make much sense to me).