[BallCramp]

Must be an old article. "bro" was popular a few years ago as a disparaging term for men, but it didn't stick. Funny to see it again in the wild.

[pc86]

> Must be an old article

There's a pretty big date right at the top of the page.

[Quarrelsome]

We still use it in tech to loosely describe programmers that don't genuinely have a love or deep understanding of the craft.

[WalterSear]

I've seen it mostly used to describe male programmers that people don't like.

[Quarrelsome]

I'm going to assume you're missing the 90's context where programmers began to be social as well as technical. This led to the accidental inclusion of people that were merely social without technical skills, thus: bros.