superprogrammer

A particularly skilful computer programmer.

Noun

  1. A particularly skilful computer programmer.
    • The question is: how does one become a superprogrammer? - 1982, Perry Edwards, Bruce Broadwell, Data processing: computers in action:
    • The superprogrammer of the 1960s was that person who could make the lights blink fastest on the system console. - 1984, David King, Current practices in software development: a guide to successful systems:
    • One such superprogrammer, when asked how a particular project could be accelerated, stated matter-of-factly that it was only necessary to fire 90% of the present programming staff. - 1993, R W Lucky, Lucky...

Origin

From super- + programmer.

Forms

superprogrammers