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by sean_patel 3484 days ago
> programmers are just "coder monkeys"

Wow, how condescending ( the family, not OP). Is this notion isolated or widespread?

My family thinks I am a Tech Ninja, and almost all my Gym friends, many of who are in blue collar jobs, really look up to me.

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I can attest this notion is widespread, especially among MBA types and entrepreneurs in general.
well they are right, kind of. We are just the descendants of monkeys who code.

Ain't nothing wrong with that :)

Well if it goes too far you end up like Europe with a salary cap and a very narrow job range. I am greatful developers in the US are not all seem as code monkies.