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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  • Gophers: Golang
  • Rubyist: Ruby
  • Lispers: Lisp
  • Schemers: Scheme
  • Chamelier: OCaml
  • Nixer: Nix lang
  • SQL jockeys: SQL
  • Purebloods: Haskell
  • Ninjas: C++ (more of a reference to LeetCode folks who mix C with C++)

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@4am@lemm.ee
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Gleamons

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Amazing, thank you for this comprehensive list :)

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Don’t forget rustaceans for rust!

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That was given in the original question along with Pythonistas.

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Ah, sorry.

C++ could be Keiths

The official mascot for C++ is an obese, diseased rat named Keith, whose hind leg is missing because it was blown off. The above image is a contemporary version drawn by Richard Stallman.

Diseased rats

psssss: Python

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C could be “C-Men”

Has a nice ring to it

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/g/ calls them Cniles

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I definitely associate “ninja” with wannabe JavaScript developers.

Pureblood is pretty funny, though of course we actually use Haskellers. Honorable mention goes to “Haskellnaut” to (playfully) describe taking the language as far as it can go.

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