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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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"It is genuinely terrifying," said Jason, an IT programmer whose team is only hiring those who have experience using AI tools.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

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

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

Xie Manrui, a programmer whose latest project is a visualised system for managing OpenClaw agents, said the tool had arrived "at the right moment" to change perceptions in China of what AI can do.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The longer or more complex the program, the more cards the programmer fed the computer.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly