The old meaning of the word "code hacker" from the 1980's (before ycombinator took and redefined it) was someone who writes and maintains programs by running it

The old meaning of the word "code hacker" from the 1980's (before ycombinator took and redefined it) was someone who writes and maintains programs by running it with variations in input and observing the effects, until it basically works. "Basically" here is of course defined as passing over half of the unit tests, which of course are performed by the business users after the change is in production. Starers are the ones who didn't send a double to the aptitude test at their job interview.