code monkey
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English
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[edit ]Noun
[edit ]code monkey (plural code monkeys )
- (slang , sometimes derogatory ) A computer programmer.
- Synonyms: coder , programmer
- Coordinate terms: developer ; software engineer ; designer ; software architect
Usage notes
[edit ]- When code monkey is used with a derogatory tone, it generally implies that the programmer in question writes uninspired, boilerplate code at someone else's initiative.
Translations
[edit ]a computer programmer
- Chinese:
- French: pisseur de code m
- Polish: klepacz kodu m
- Russian: ко́дер (ru) m (kóder), быдлоко́дер m (bydlokóder) (offensive)
- Spanish: picacódigo m
- Swedish: kodapa c