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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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After Anthropic requested that GitHub remove copies of its proprietary code, another programmer used other AI tools to rewrite the Claude Code functionality in other programming languages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 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

Bill Atkinson, a brilliant Apple programmer, kept his eyes on the screen as though they were fixed there by a magnetic field.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Austrian programmer Peter Steinberger, who built OpenClaw to help organise his digital life, was hired last month by ChatGPT maker OpenAI.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

A Renaissance man of the plains, he is a farmer, welder, businessman, machinist, ace mechanic, commodities speculator, licensed airplane pilot, computer programmer, electronics troubleshooter, video-game repairman.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer