Code monkey

A code monkey is an amateur computer programmer who stiches together snippets of code found on the internet and in books and puts them together to make an application, without having an appreciation or understanding what the principles behind the code or the concept of coding are.

The term is used as a moniker from programmers to tease either amateur programmers or to look down upon people who refer to themselves as software developers or software engineers without ever having coded a single line of program on their own, not even the mandatory Hello world program.

Code monkey also refers to subordinate programmers who are required to produce large amounts of code. The type of code produced by those to whom this term is applied is usually simple and uninteresting. It is often used in a derogative sense, but there are those who willingly apply this term to themselves—generally when they feel that their skills are being underutilized, and the work they do is suitable for a programmer with less skill/experience than their own.

=See also=

*web monkey

=External links=

*[http://www.digitaldroo.com/monkeydevelopers.html Monkey Developers] by Digital Droo, lyrics by Steve Ballmer