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programmer

[proh-gram-er] / ˈproʊ græm ər /
NOUN
computer geek
Synonyms
WEAK
computer specialist engineer guru hacker techie
NOUN
cyberpunk
Synonyms
STRONG
engineer geek hacker
WEAK
computer nerd
NOUN
hacker
Synonyms
STRONGEST
operator technician
WEAK
application programmer computer architect computer designer computer jock key puncher systems analyst systems engineer systems programmer systems software specialist

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If you want to see VHS projected on the big screen, programmer and horror tape vendor Matt Landsman curates screenings at Video Archives Cinema Club, a microcinema inside the Vista Theatre in Los Feliz.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

That is a sign of the real threat that AI tools for writing code represent to jobs such as software developer, computer engineer and programmer, posts once considered a near-guarantee of highly paid, stable careers.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

OpenClaw quickly went viral after being launched last year by Austrian programmer Peter Steinberger, who was promptly hired by OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

He’s a part-time programmer, landlord and fixes cars.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

At fifty years old and many years into her second career, she reinvented herself as a computer programmer.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly