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As someone not in tech, I have no idea how to refer to my tech friends' jobs (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I usually go by "fuck you". Like someone yells out of their cube "who's goddamn code is this?!?! Ah, fuck you"

Also codemancer

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Chief bit twiddler

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (8 children)

Serious question, not a native speaker: Why do people in the Anglosphere refer to mostly-software companies as tech companies, or to software developers as tech workers?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

"...daughter dearest."

"Wow, this guy programs."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I am an engineer. Most developers aren't though, unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

"coder-codewriter"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

If you call them engineers I'm going to engineer your femur into two pieces.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

"Software Development Engineer"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I use software engineer but whatevs they're all good.

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