<p>程序员 is widely used in China as “programmer”。</p>

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2014-07-22T12:59:48.130Z
2014-07-22T12:59:48.130Z
Archeosudoerus
<p>软件工程师（軟件工程師） should be a good one.</p>

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2014-10-20T13:36:49.370Z
This is what I normally say (or the Taiwanese variant 軟體工程師)
Matthew Rudy 马泰
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This means 'software engineer', not 'programmer'.
imrek
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2017-07-24T18:00:05.050Z
Isn't this "software engineer", not "programmer"?
Blaszard
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2014-07-22T14:34:23.877Z
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ChineseHulu.com
<p>程序员 is the widely used word. In most company, including the one I'm currently working in, people use 程序 to call 程序员, some kinda in short. 主程: LP/ Chief Programmer.
A funny version is 程序猿[code monkey]. 猿(yuan2) is gorilla.
Also, 码农[a programmer who gets low salary],程序媛[female code monkey](媛 means girl).  </p>

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2014-07-23T10:27:52.270Z
Sean,  I've heard that 码农 isn't that often used/is 网络语。 Do you think I should ever use it when speaking as a joke? 

Like 
我以后想当一个码农。
Stephen
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2014-07-23T11:08:29.850Z
You can but it sounds weird. We often call ourselves(who are already coders) 码农 (as a joke of course). See this self sarcasm: 人家敲代码几年都成男神高富帅了，我特么还是一码农/屌丝程序猿。(And I am the 屌丝程序猿 :P)
Sean C.
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2014-07-23T14:09:48.310Z
Oh awesome - so, I could probably use it if I was a computer science student as well though/considered myself a programmer
Stephen
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2014-07-23T04:47:38.637Z
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Sean C.
<p>you can say '程序员'</p>

<p>EG：
程序员总是有着相同的风格
Programmer alway has same style of wear.</p>

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2014-07-23T10:01:32.440Z
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Jack
<p>I've also heard 程序设计师 (设计师 = designer, architect).</p>

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Roman Reiner
<p>I know that a couple of variation of "coding" or programming are 编程, or 写代码. How would I refer to that person who does the coding/programming? Is it 编程家? or is there a more colloquial way of saying it?</p>

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2014-07-22T15:13:01.143Z
Dialect note: the Taiwanese term for programmers is usually `軟體工程師`. But a more colloquial way is referring to someone as `寫程式的`, i.e. `周小姐是寫程式的`.
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What is the Chinese word for 'programmer'?
# What is the Chinese word for 'programmer'?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-22)

I know that a couple of variation of "coding" or programming are 编程, or 写代码. How would I refer to that person who does the coding/programming? Is it 编程家? or is there a more colloquial way of saying it?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Dialect note: the Taiwanese term for programmers is usually `軟體工程師`. But a more colloquial way is referring to someone as `寫程式的`, i.e. `周小姐是寫程式的`.  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-07-22. Score: 7

程序员 is widely used in China as “programmer”。


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-07-22. Score: 5

软件工程师（軟件工程師） should be a good one.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: This is what I normally say (or the Taiwanese variant 軟體工程師)  
> **username_5**: This means 'software engineer', not 'programmer'.  
> **username_6**: Isn't this "software engineer", not "programmer"?  

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### Answer by username_7 on 2014-07-23. Score: 3

程序员 is the widely used word. In most company, including the one I'm currently working in, people use 程序 to call 程序员, some kinda in short. 主程: LP/ Chief Programmer.
A funny version is 程序猿[code monkey]. 猿(yuan2) is gorilla.
Also, 码农[a programmer who gets low salary],程序媛[female code monkey](媛 means girl).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Sean,  I've heard that 码农 isn't that often used/is 网络语。 Do you think I should ever use it when speaking as a joke?   Like  我以后想当一个码农。  
> **username_7**: You can but it sounds weird. We often call ourselves(who are already coders) 码农 (as a joke of course). See this self sarcasm: 人家敲代码几年都成男神高富帅了，我特么还是一码农/屌丝程序猿。(And I am the 屌丝程序猿 :P)  
> **username_0**: Oh awesome - so, I could probably use it if I was a computer science student as well though/considered myself a programmer  

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### Answer by username_8 on 2014-07-23. Score: 2

you can say '程序员'

EG：
程序员总是有着相同的风格
Programmer alway has same style of wear.


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### Answer by username_9 on 2014-07-23. Score: 1

I've also heard 程序设计师 (设计师 = designer, architect).


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