Is 'brogrammer' culture really all that prevalent?

http://news.dice.com/2014/12/23/navigating-brogrammer-culture/

by SunTzu55 • 12 years ago

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grakh• 12 years ago

Questioning is part of rape culture!

Raphmedia2• 12 years ago

Goog god, I hate this talk of brogrammers.

Programming is no longer the realm of geeks and nerds. Everyone and their dog can learn to code online.

What you call a brogrammer, I call a regular person who is healthy and has a social life while also being a programmer. It's not as if people were slamming tequila at work while watching porn.

JoeAltmaier• 12 years ago

So the demographic exists - its just the label that's objectionable? Everyone and their dog can learn to be a script kiddie. There's a vast spectrum of skills called 'programming', and us nerds and geeks object to everybody claiming to be a full member of the guild.

Raphmedia2• 12 years ago

I work at a big web design agency in Montréal (80+ employees) and most people would rather hit the gym or the bar after work. People join marathons and races with the coworkers.

I've even had some recruiters contact me about work opportunities and they would go on and how about how there is a gym in the same building, how the place is surrounded by awesome bars, etc. If it sells, then it means that the demographic is there,

Sure, we also have a WoW raiding party and a MineCraft server, there's nothing wrong with being a geek or a nerd, but it's not a requirement in order to be an effective developer.

I consider myself a developer, but I don't consider myself a nerd. My computer is my tool, and I turn it off at the end of the workday.

thomasato• 12 years ago

No. The brogrammer culture is not real.

asocial• 12 years ago

To the degree that people believe it exists, it's real. I've met some people I would consider 'brogrammers', they ran a Bitcoin-based startup no one will have ever heard of, and they definitely fit the template. They're out there.

Is 'brogrammer' culture really all that prevalent?

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