In that context, "Real Programmer" means something like "someone who understands every minute detail about every part of the systems he's programming to the poi

In that context, "Real Programmer" means something like "someone who understands every minute detail about every part of the systems he's programming to the point that they can keep track of every variable, every system state, and every operation to make it do whatever they want". It's not about programming style or finesse. It's about raw mastery of the system to deeper levels than those not called "real programmers" could fathom.