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brogrammer 

Pejorative adjective for computer programmers or others with a technical skill-set that adhere to a "bro" or "cool" culture, often obnoxiously so.

This phenomenon arose circa 2010 when the proliferation of popular tech-themed movies such as "21", "The Social Network", and "Iron Man" and tech-celebrities such as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg glamorized technical skills. As such those who often grew up as socially repressed outcasts or "nerds" due to their academic or technical aptitude and social ineptitude now found themselves in socially desirable class of society. This incited a once repressed demographic to become much more socially active despite social cluelessness, resulting in an obnoxious culture that tends to mimic stereotypical "jock", "bro", or "cool" culture in combination with the egotism, insensitivity, and terrible humor of "nerd" culture.
"That guy who said 'Erlang is bitchingly fast' is such a brogrammer"
brogrammer by smaker November 2, 2016

brogrammer 

A semi-mythical creature that is a combination of a programmer and a fratboy. A brogrammer sips protein shakes and lift weights between coding sessions.

Brogrammers rarely exist in real life and like much satire it is easily misunderstood by those who are not in on the joke.
A brogrammer maintains a solid 120 wpm on the keyboard while drunk and dancing.
brogrammer by akuzi September 30, 2012

brogrammer 

A programmer who breaks the usual expectations of quiet nerdiness and opts instead for the usual trappings of a frat-boy: popped collars, bad beer, and calling everybody "bro". Despised by everyone, especially other programmers.
Oh my god, John is talking about football and chicks again. That guy is such a brogrammer.
brogrammer by Seldo December 3, 2010

brogrammer 

A programmer who looks like, acts like, or is a bro.
I was just talking to that tool who writes the iPhone apps yesterday - what a brogrammer.
brogrammer by dickbuntu July 24, 2009

brogrammer 

The objectively best type of programmer. He is better than you at social skills and coding.
Brogrammers are superior to all other human beings, and represent the highest state of existence.
brogrammer by srcs September 30, 2017

brogrammer 

Brogrammer, noun., a bro who somehow learned to program, but would deny it in any social situation. A brogrammer does not have side projects and usually programs while listening to Dave Matthews Band, much to the irritation of his fellow programmers.
Noam: "Hey Jack, your a little late, can you rewrite this parser for me? It's not quoting HTML code."

Jack: *takes off Northface backpack and removes iPhone earbuds--Ants Marchin audibly playing* "Yea, lemme just get settled first."

Noam then comments on the IRC channel that Jack doesn't go on (because he thinks freenode is what happens at the bars on Thursdays at 5pm) and says, "man this intern jack is a real brogrammer, I'm glad he's gone at the end of month."
brogrammer by sabalaba March 3, 2011
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