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What other word would you prefer to use for people who write code?

• JackFr 10y ago
  Well people who write novels are novelists and people who write plays are playwrights so I submit either 'codist' or 'codewright'.
  • eli 10y ago
    People who golf are golfers and people who act are actors. shrug
    • Avshalom 10y ago
      Codœristwrights then.
• dragonwriter 10y ago
  People who write computer programs are "programmers", people who assign standardized codes to turn instructured domain information into structured data are "coders". These terms were both in wide and consistent use before some people (apparently people with narrow knowledge in tech management) decided to start calling programmers "coders". Those of us working as programmers in environments where we not-infrequently work with actual coders appreciate the distinction being preserved.