> Isn't it self-explanatory No. > what problem did you have understanding it? It is simply not a phrase I commonly read. When I google it I find a visa consu

> Isn't it self-explanatory No. > what problem did you have understanding it? It is simply not a phrase I commonly read. When I google it I find a visa consultancy under the name, and not much else. Curiously your comment is also among the results. The problem is that the phrase "<something> developer" is used to describe what the person develops. A "real-estate developer" invests in real estate as a business. A "web developer" develops web applications, a "game developer" develops games, and so on and so on. So reading the word I immediately thought they mean someone who is developing the future? Like idk Douglas Engelbart or Tim Berners-Lee or someone like that. If you want to write that someone is learning to become a developer I would recommend the much less confusing "developer in training" phrase, or even better if you just write "they are learning to become a developer".