资料来源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
code grinder
A {suit}-wearing minion of the sort hired in
legion strength by banks and insurance companies in the {Real
World} to implement payroll packages in {RPG} and other such
unspeakable horrors. In its native habitat, the code grinder
often removes the suit jacket to reveal an underplumage
consisting of button-down shirt (starch optional) and a tie.
In times of dire stress, the sleeves (if long) may be rolled
up and the tie loosened about half an inch. It seldom helps.
The {code grinder}'s milieu is about as far from hackerdom as
one can get and still touch a computer; the term connotes
pity.
Used of or to a {hacker}, this term is a really serious slur
on the person's creative ability; it connotes a design style
characterised by primitive technique, rule-boundedness, {brute
force} and utter lack of imagination.
Compare {card walloper}. Contrast {real programmer}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1994-11-11)