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by kibibu 4353 days ago
I'm not convinced that's how the split works - I don't think I've ever heard the phrase ".NET programmer", for example, and it was originally a desktop tech.

See also: "App developer", "Java developer", "mobile developer", etc. Contrast: "assembly programmer", "COBOL programmer".

Also, this guy is the authority, and he was talking to desktop devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8To-6VIJZRE