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Its a synonym for Developers in the UK.

• ExpiredLink 11y ago
  I doubt that very much.
  • mauricemir 11y ago
    Why? I have a lot of experience in the UK and that is how I would see it
  • rjsw 11y ago
    Do you work in the UK ? The term "coder" is pretty common in the mainstream press. It helps to make it clear that a developer isn't as important as a business person or journalist.
    • mauricemir 11y ago
      Yes keep the oily engineers outside other wise they might start wanting the same status as us :-(