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Don't forget "hacker": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_(term)#Hacker_definition_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_(term)#Hacker_definitio..

• noir_lord 11y ago
  and my favourite "coder" I'm not a coder, I'm a programmer, I lack the lumberjack shirt, skinny jeans and macbook.
  • toomanybeersies 11y ago
    Related to terminology of what people who write computer programs call themselves: http://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-programmer/ http://www.kalzumeus.com/2011/10/28/dont-call-yourself-a-pro...
    • api_or_ipa 11y ago
      After reading that same article a half dozen times since starting my career, I still don't know what to call myself. Engineer? I don't have an engineering degree. Computer Scientist? The stuff I do feels a lot more engineering than science-- I have never completed a formal scientific methodology when writing code. Besides, my profs at university do a lot more talking/writing than coding. Programmer? As others have said, this cheapens me to the simple action that I take, not the problems that I solve. Developer? Along with being conflated with Real Estate Developers, this does very little to describe even the domain of my expertise. Is a chef a food developer?