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What are developers in different languages known as? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Nothing for JavaScript?

Javascripters, maybe?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Or perhaps JSters (pronounced Jesters)*

*Meant as a turn of phrase and not a criticism of the language.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

Don't worry. They'll change it again next week.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

Alternatively we could pronounce it Joestars.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

masochists?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can we just call you all jason because javascript has json

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

This seems like a potential infinite loop because Jason has JavaScript which has JSON which has....

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Hipsters