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What are developers in different languages known as? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 5 months ago by filtoid@lemmy.ml to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
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I've heard of Pythonistas and Rustaceans. What are some of the other names given to devs writing in, for example, PHP or C++. Appreciate any answers - both serious and joking.

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[–] velox_vulnus@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)
  • Gophers: Golang
  • Rubyist: Ruby
  • Lispers: Lisp
  • Schemers: Scheme
  • Chamelier: OCaml
  • Nixer: Nix lang
  • SQL jockeys: SQL
  • Purebloods: Haskell
  • Ninjas: C++ (more of a reference to LeetCode folks who mix C with C++)
[–] folkrav@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago

C could be “C-Men”

Has a nice ring to it

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

PHools?

[–] folkrav@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Missing a P

[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It got lost in PHP's infinite recursion initials

[–] folkrav@lemmy.ca 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

I don’t know know you’re talking $$$$$about

[–] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

PHP stands for "PHP Hypertext Processor". The PHP in that stands for "PHP Hypertext Processor". This pattern repeats infinitely.

[–] flei@feddit.de 0 points 5 months ago

Personal Home Pagers ™

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.de 0 points 5 months ago

Dillusionists: Html

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Masochists (C++)

[–] cityboundforest@beehaw.org 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What about people who program in C?

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 0 points 5 months ago

Cniles

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Nothing for JavaScript?

Javascripters, maybe?

[–] filtoid@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Or perhaps JSters (pronounced Jesters)*

*Meant as a turn of phrase and not a criticism of the language.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Alternatively we could pronounce it Joestars.