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Yes and it makes them think they’re so smart. Developer or even engineer is really overkill for a name. Code monkey is really the more accurate term. Not even

• LPisGood 2y ago
  > makes them think Who are they? People that advocate for specific patterns or argue about meanings of terms used?
  • Henchman21 2y ago
    My take would be that “they” are all of the people for whom learning to program gives a false sense of overall ability. It doesn’t follow that building a solid software product means you know how to build bridges, or fix social problems. But “they” seem to think it does. A tendency among the very young perhaps, but the hubris of the technogist is widely remarked upon.
  • ninetyninenine 2y ago
    No. People who think they’re smart because they do software. People who think senior, principle or architect as a title means superiority.
• drewcoo 2y ago
  There was a time when all the people who would be electrical engineers were basically tradesmen. In the US, mostly trained by Edison. They were called "muckers."
• hinkley 2y ago
  Until recently most of the people calling themselves SE hate code monkeys and their attitude. Which is a lot of the impetus to call yourself something else so as not to be lumped in with the sloppier elements.