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

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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] 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Missing a P

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

PHaPpers

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

You sir have won the Fediverse for today

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It got lost in PHP's infinite recursion initials

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I don’t know know you’re talking $$$$$about

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

PHP stands for "PHP Hypertext Processor". The PHP in that stands for "PHP Hypertext Processor". This pattern repeats infinitely.