codehead

A computer programming enthusiast.

Noun

  1. A computer programming enthusiast.
    • Indeed, a friend of mine who owns a coin-shop in the San Francisco Bay Area reported to me that he already has codeheads coming in to buy gold from him. - 1997, William Coleman, “Clinton acknowledges the growing Y2K...
    • In serif type over a glossy white background, there is the title, often naming a computer language or protocol familiar to codeheads and gibberish to everyone else (JavaServer Faces; Essential CVS; Using Samba, 2nd...

Origin

From code + -head.

Forms

codeheads