superprogrammer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From super- + programmer.
Meanings
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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 strikes...again:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| superprogrammers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |