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I'm confused about the word Coder. I have found most website developement is just following directions, and memorizing a lot of man made terms. If you put ou

I'm confused about the word Coder. I have found most website developement is just following directions, and memorizing a lot of man made terms. If you put out a lot of ROR websites, or write Java scripts you can call yourself a "Coder", but I still feel that the term Coder belongs to Programmers. I can put up a website, but programming from scratch, is beyond my attention span, and maybe intellect? I don't know why we need to glamorize the things we learn in life: Coder=website developer, automotive technician=mechanic. I once hade a girlfriend refer to herself as a Professional Photographer, but she never took a picture without moving from the little square setting. She was beyond irritating at dinner. I appalaud this woman. I applaud the person who paid for the apartment. I'm still a bit skeptical though. I have a feeling she might have had a live in coach? I'm sorry, but I've met too many people who leave out details. As I once told a customer, I've never net a women who was interested in reballing a Nvida Chip in a faulty motherboard. Save, any masoginistic claims. It's more about our society, and the need, or quest for a title in life. "What do you do?" is played out, and trite. I've known peope who spend their whole life looking for a title. You will probably have many titles in life if you took a few chances. So if you ever bump into me in a bar please don't ask me, "What do you do?" I might respond by throwing up on your trendy Sneakers?

BlackDeath3 13y ago
Coder != website developer, methinks. There is a world beyond the web, after all. At any rate, the word "coder" is just so... ugh... you may as well get right to the point and simply refer to yourself as a brogrammer. "Coder", "coding", all of that, it just sounds so wannabe-hip. I cannot possibly be the only person who feels that way.
- dllthomas 13y ago
  "Coding" has history: http://catb.org/jargon/html/C/code.html http://catb.org/jargon/html/C/code.html code 2. v. To write code. In this sense, always refers to source code rather than compiled. “I coded an Emacs clone in two hours!” This verb is a bit of a cultural marker associated with the Unix and minicomputer traditions (and lately Linux); people within that culture prefer v. ‘code’ to v. ‘program’ whereas outside it the reverse is normally true.
  - BlackDeath3 13y ago
    Thanks for the background. I understand that there is more to "coding"/"coder" than I implied, it's just seems that the words have become so appropriated that I now instantly associate them with the whole "brogrammer" thing.
    - dllthomas 13y ago
      Well, I'm gonna try to hang on to it; it's what my parents used when I was growing up.
      - BlackDeath3 13y ago
        Lucky you :)
selimthegrim 13y ago
I certainly have no trouble understanding why you'd never net a women. No, hint of masoginy there at all.
- icecreampain 13y ago
  A truly excellent reply, refuting all of the GP's argument with a simple, and effective, ad hominem! I applaud you, non-sarcastically.
  - selimthegrim 13y ago
    His argument is fine. I was just ribbing his style. Most women would have the good sense to go buy a new freaking motherboard.

BlackDeath3 13y ago

Coder != website developer, methinks. There is a world beyond the web, after all. At any rate, the word "coder" is just so... ugh... you may as well get right to the point and simply refer to yourself as a brogrammer. "Coder", "coding", all of that, it just sounds so wannabe-hip. I cannot possibly be the only person who feels that way.

dllthomas 13y ago
"Coding" has history: http://catb.org/jargon/html/C/code.html http://catb.org/jargon/html/C/code.html code 2. v. To write code. In this sense, always refers to source code rather than compiled. “I coded an Emacs clone in two hours!” This verb is a bit of a cultural marker associated with the Unix and minicomputer traditions (and lately Linux); people within that culture prefer v. ‘code’ to v. ‘program’ whereas outside it the reverse is normally true.
- BlackDeath3 13y ago
  Thanks for the background. I understand that there is more to "coding"/"coder" than I implied, it's just seems that the words have become so appropriated that I now instantly associate them with the whole "brogrammer" thing.
  - dllthomas 13y ago
    Well, I'm gonna try to hang on to it; it's what my parents used when I was growing up.
    - BlackDeath3 13y ago
      Lucky you :)

selimthegrim 13y ago

I certainly have no trouble understanding why you'd never net a women. No, hint of masoginy there at all.

icecreampain 13y ago
A truly excellent reply, refuting all of the GP's argument with a simple, and effective, ad hominem! I applaud you, non-sarcastically.
- selimthegrim 13y ago
  His argument is fine. I was just ribbing his style. Most women would have the good sense to go buy a new freaking motherboard.