codesmith

Noun

1. One who produces code or codes, especially a computer programmer or a cryptographer.
   • Technoids get especially irritated. Though a few see him [Bill Gates] as the ultimate vindication of their breed, the rest maintain their sanity by considering him the Gladstone Gander of codesmiths, a guy who just...
   • The use of ciphers and coded messages became more sophisticated, with codesmiths and cryptanalysts playing a crucial role in both sending and deciphering secret communications. - 2023, Josh Luberisse, From Roman...