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What are developers in different languages known as? (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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[–] TeoTwawki 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Usually some excuse about being more accessible from someone that just doesn't want to leave their own comfort zone - non professionals playing at being professional after coming across our github. See also: complaints about not having an installer download (strictly clone and build)

[–] Feathercrown 2 points 8 months ago

Ok, to be fair, if it's a user-facing application, that's obnoxious