code grinder
:code grinder: n. 1. A suit
wearing minion of the sort hired in legion
strength by banks and insurance companies to implement payroll packages
in RPG and other such unspeakable horrors. In its native habitat, the
code grinder often removes the suit jacket to reveal an underplumage
consisting of button-down shirt (starch optional) and a tie. In times of
dire stress, the sleeves (if long) may be rolled up and the tie loosened
about half an inch. It seldom helps. The code grinder
s milieu is
about as far from hackerdom as one can get and still touch a computer;
the term connotes pity. See Real World
, suit
2. Used of or to a
hacker, a really serious slur on the person's creative ability; connotes
a design style characterized by primitive technique, rule-boundedness,
brute force
, and utter lack of imagination. Compare card walloper
contrast hacker
, Real Programmer
Jargon File Version 4.3.1, 29 JUN 2001 =
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