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The programmer, an offshoot of the great ape family closely related to chimps and gorillas.
Distinguished by its minimal bipedal movement and ability to stare at a computer screen for the majority of its lifetime.
There's an estimated 30,000,000 specimens alive in the world today.
Normal humans use stereotypes to help understand and Generalize this unusual variant, which experts estimate are about 99% accurate about 12% of the time.
In today's video, we'll take a look at 10 different programmer stereotypes to find out which one you fall into.
1st up, we have the gear head.
This variant owns the bleeding edge version of everything, like the latest M1 Mac, a big ass curved a monitor, mechanical keyboard, Tesla in the garage, AI generated synthetic meat in the fridge, and a smart lock on the house to keep it all safe.
When programming, he goes wherever the hype train takes him.
In 96, it was Java.
In 06, it was Jquery.
In 2016, it was GraphQL.
And in 2026, he'll be first in line at at length to get a chip that can help him write blazingly fast code.
It doesn't matter what the tech does, if it's trendy, it belongs in the stack.
The stereotype may be true sometimes, but programming I mean, can actually push many people in the opposite direction.
The guy who works in tech, but hates tech stereotype knows exactly how unreliable and dangerous code can be.
Like the the rack 25 incident, where a little software bug accidentally killed some people by giving them a massive overdose of radiation.
This guy would never buy a car that can be remotely summoned back to Elon when you stop paying a bill.
And he would definitely never put a smart lock on his house because the NSA probably has backdoor access, or at the very least, there's an undiscovered exploit in its code.
If you broke in to his farmhouse, you'd find a single monitor Linux machine, a flip phone, some gold bullion, and a shotgun barrel pointed in your face.
The most stereotypical programmer, at, though, has to be the introvert.
He's a savant who still sleeps in a car bed, and his vision of the ideal lifestyle is what the rest of society calls quarantine.
He's super good at at, and can actually program stuff without using Google and Stack Overflow, but couldn't hold a conversation to save his life.
Extroverts like Jobs used these nerds like Woz to get super rich.
This Stereotype used to be 100% true back when programming was hard, like pre 19 nineties, but as programming has become more mainstream, it's led to a new paradigm, at the brogrammer.
This guy got a computer science degree while mostly partying with his frat in college.
Bruh.
His name is usually Chad, and he has more mating opportunities than the introvert, but it comes at a cost of reduced code quality, which he refuses to test because test driven development is for losers.
No, bro.
However, he has better communication skills than the introverts, which is annoying because I wish this guy would stop talking to me.
Eventually, he evolves into your manager, where he can torment you with code reviews and team building exercises.
Sizes.
Now, so far in this video, I've been using a lot of masculine pronouns.
That's because 95% of my audience is male, which is actually pretty close to the real world distribution today.
At.
What you may not realize though is that back in the day, women used to dominate the programming space.
Kathleen Booth created the first assembly language, Grace Hopper created the first compiler, at, and Margaret Hamilton led the team who wrote the code for the Apollo moon lander, code that was so flawless and perfectly executed that some people think it's proof we didn't actually go to the moon.
That was apex of code quality, and since that time everything has gone downhill.
The next specimen we'll look at is the influencer or codefluencer.
His natural habitat is not a code editor, it, but rather a social media platform most commonly Twitter.
After figuring out how to print hello world in PHP, he immediately rose to the top of the dominance hierarchy in his own mind.
Now, he makes the world a better place by regurgitating code tips and hot takes all day long.
And he just landed a better paying job than you because he mastered the art of virtue signaling, and that's what we call a good culture fit.
Another popular stereotype is the hacker.
This guy is able to open up a terminal, connect to some remote mainframe, and break all of its security protocols one at 1 with awesome fancy animations between each step.
This stereotype is what most people think programmers do, but is 100% manufactured by Hollywood.
Real hacking is extremely tedious and boring, and and is done primarily by the people who have all the guns.
Now, a stereotype that is actually real is the 10 x developer.
This guy is an extremely rare at their unicorn that can do the work of 10 other developers combined.
Some say they're a myth, but I've seen developers firsthand who write code like Durant at basketball, or Kasparov plays chess.
There are people out there with a natural problem solving ability that just goes far beyond the rest of the population.
You'll know a 10x developer when you see 1 because you'll feel very incompetent and also very jealous.
Now, I think the ideal stereotype for most of us to fall into is the lazy programmer.
To the outside world, it doesn't look like this guy does much.
He sits at a computer all day hitting the keyboard, and if you glance at his screen, it looks like he's just copying and pasting things from the Internet.
What he's actually doing though is building a $1,000,000 side hustle so he can retire in his thirties.
He also has a remote job with a 400 k salary, but he eats ramen for dinner while sharing a crappy apartment with 4 other dudes.
His wardrobe is 50% swag from tech conferences and 50% things his mom bought him.
He leverages code to work smarter and not harder.
Now, on the other at the end of the spectrum, we have the old jaded guy.
He has long silver hair and a big white beard.
He only codes in c, not c plus plus and definitely not any of the hipster garbage that you're using.
In fact, he probably wrote the compiler for the silly toy language that you're trying to learn.
His depth of knowledge transcends the normal apes idea of reality when he discovered through psychedelics that were all just one entity that found a hack in the universe to experience itself in parallel with primate bodies, and computers are the tool that will ultimately make us one again.
At it.
And that concludes our presentation on programmer stereotypes.
Let me know which one you fall into in the comments below.
Thanks for watching, and I will see you in the next one.

Speaker 0: The programmer, an offshoot of the great ape family closely related to chimps and gorillas. Distinguished by its minimal bipedal movement and ability to stare at a computer screen for the majority of its lifetime. There's an estimated 30,000,000 specimens alive in the world today. Normal humans use stereotypes to help understand and Generalize this unusual variant, which experts estimate are about 99% accurate about 12% of the time. In today's video, we'll take a look at 10 different programmer stereotypes to find out which one you fall into.

1st up, we have the gear head. This variant owns the bleeding edge version of everything, like the latest M1 Mac, a big ass curved a monitor, mechanical keyboard, Tesla in the garage, AI generated synthetic meat in the fridge, and a smart lock on the house to keep it all safe. When programming, he goes wherever the hype train takes him. In 96, it was Java. In 06, it was Jquery.

In 2016, it was GraphQL. And in 2026, he'll be first in line at at length to get a chip that can help him write blazingly fast code. It doesn't matter what the tech does, if it's trendy, it belongs in the stack. The stereotype may be true sometimes, but programming I mean, can actually push many people in the opposite direction. The guy who works in tech, but hates tech stereotype knows exactly how unreliable and dangerous code can be.

Like the the rack 25 incident, where a little software bug accidentally killed some people by giving them a massive overdose of radiation. This guy would never buy a car that can be remotely summoned back to Elon when you stop paying a bill. And he would definitely never put a smart lock on his house because the NSA probably has backdoor access, or at the very least, there's an undiscovered exploit in its code. If you broke in to his farmhouse, you'd find a single monitor Linux machine, a flip phone, some gold bullion, and a shotgun barrel pointed in your face. The most stereotypical programmer, at, though, has to be the introvert.

He's a savant who still sleeps in a car bed, and his vision of the ideal lifestyle is what the rest of society calls quarantine. He's super good at at, and can actually program stuff without using Google and Stack Overflow, but couldn't hold a conversation to save his life. Extroverts like Jobs used these nerds like Woz to get super rich. This Stereotype used to be 100% true back when programming was hard, like pre 19 nineties, but as programming has become more mainstream, it's led to a new paradigm, at the brogrammer. This guy got a computer science degree while mostly partying with his frat in college.

Bruh. His name is usually Chad, and he has more mating opportunities than the introvert, but it comes at a cost of reduced code quality, which he refuses to test because test driven development is for losers. No, bro. However, he has better communication skills than the introverts, which is annoying because I wish this guy would stop talking to me. Eventually, he evolves into your manager, where he can torment you with code reviews and team building exercises.

Sizes. Now, so far in this video, I've been using a lot of masculine pronouns. That's because 95% of my audience is male, which is actually pretty close to the real world distribution today. At. What you may not realize though is that back in the day, women used to dominate the programming space.

Kathleen Booth created the first assembly language, Grace Hopper created the first compiler, at, and Margaret Hamilton led the team who wrote the code for the Apollo moon lander, code that was so flawless and perfectly executed that some people think it's proof we didn't actually go to the moon. That was apex of code quality, and since that time everything has gone downhill. The next specimen we'll look at is the influencer or codefluencer. His natural habitat is not a code editor, it, but rather a social media platform most commonly Twitter. After figuring out how to print hello world in PHP, he immediately rose to the top of the dominance hierarchy in his own mind.

Now, he makes the world a better place by regurgitating code tips and hot takes all day long. And he just landed a better paying job than you because he mastered the art of virtue signaling, and that's what we call a good culture fit. Another popular stereotype is the hacker. This guy is able to open up a terminal, connect to some remote mainframe, and break all of its security protocols one at 1 with awesome fancy animations between each step. This stereotype is what most people think programmers do, but is 100% manufactured by Hollywood.

Real hacking is extremely tedious and boring, and and is done primarily by the people who have all the guns. Now, a stereotype that is actually real is the 10 x developer. This guy is an extremely rare at their unicorn that can do the work of 10 other developers combined. Some say they're a myth, but I've seen developers firsthand who write code like Durant at basketball, or Kasparov plays chess. There are people out there with a natural problem solving ability that just goes far beyond the rest of the population.

You'll know a 10x developer when you see 1 because you'll feel very incompetent and also very jealous. Now, I think the ideal stereotype for most of us to fall into is the lazy programmer. To the outside world, it doesn't look like this guy does much. He sits at a computer all day hitting the keyboard, and if you glance at his screen, it looks like he's just copying and pasting things from the Internet. What he's actually doing though is building a $1,000,000 side hustle so he can retire in his thirties.

He also has a remote job with a 400 k salary, but he eats ramen for dinner while sharing a crappy apartment with 4 other dudes. His wardrobe is 50% swag from tech conferences and 50% things his mom bought him. He leverages code to work smarter and not harder. Now, on the other at the end of the spectrum, we have the old jaded guy. He has long silver hair and a big white beard.

He only codes in c, not c plus plus and definitely not any of the hipster garbage that you're using. In fact, he probably wrote the compiler for the silly toy language that you're trying to learn. His depth of knowledge transcends the normal apes idea of reality when he discovered through psychedelics that were all just one entity that found a hack in the universe to experience itself in parallel with primate bodies, and computers are the tool that will ultimately make us one again. At it. And that concludes our presentation on programmer stereotypes.

Let me know which one you fall into in the comments below. Thanks for watching, and I will see you in the next one.
The programmer, an offshoot of the great ape family closely related to chimps and gorillas. Distinguished by its minimal bipedal movement and ability to stare at a computer screen for the majority of its lifetime. There's an estimated 30,000,000 specimens alive in the world today. Normal humans use stereotypes to help understand and Generalize this unusual variant, which experts estimate are about 99% accurate about 12% of the time. In today's video, we'll take a look at 10 different programmer stereotypes to find out which one you fall into. 1st up, we have the gear head. This variant owns the bleeding edge version of everything, like the latest M1 Mac, a big ass curved a monitor, mechanical keyboard, Tesla in the garage, AI generated synthetic meat in the fridge, and a smart lock on the house to keep it all safe. When programming, he goes wherever the hype train takes him. In 96, it was Java. In 06, it was Jquery. In 2016, it was GraphQL. And in 2026, he'll be first in line at at length to get a chip that can help him write blazingly fast code. It doesn't matter what the tech does, if it's trendy, it belongs in the stack.
programming
computer science
artificial intelligence
machine learning
The stereotype may be true sometimes, but programming I mean, can actually push many people in the opposite direction. The guy who works in tech, but hates tech stereotype knows exactly how unreliable and dangerous code can be.
Like the the rack 25 incident, where a little software bug accidentally killed some people by giving them a massive overdose of radiation. This guy would never buy a car that can be remotely summoned back to Elon when you stop paying a bill. And he would definitely never put a smart lock on his house because the NSA probably has backdoor access, or at the very least, there's an undiscovered exploit in its code.
bugs
If you broke in to his farmhouse, you'd find a single monitor Linux machine, a flip phone, some gold bullion, and a shotgun barrel pointed in your face. The most stereotypical programmer, at, though, has to be the introvert. He's a savant who still sleeps in a car bed, and his vision of the ideal lifestyle is what the rest of society calls quarantine. He's super good at at, and can actually program stuff without using Google and Stack Overflow, but couldn't hold a conversation to save his life. Extroverts like Jobs used these nerds like Woz to get super rich. This Stereotype used to be 100% true back when programming was hard, like pre 19 nineties, but as programming has become more mainstream, it's led to a new paradigm, at the brogrammer. This guy got a computer science degree while mostly partying with his frat in college. Bruh. His name is usually Chad, and he has more mating opportunities than the introvert, but it comes at a cost of reduced code quality, which he refuses to test because test driven development is for losers. No, bro. However, he has better communication skills than the introverts, which is annoying because I wish this guy would stop talking to me. Eventually, he evolves into your manager, where he can torment you with code reviews and team building exercises.
Sizes. Now, so far in this video, I've been using a lot of masculine pronouns. That's because 95% of my audience is male, which is actually pretty close to the real world distribution today. At. What you may not realize though is that back in the day, women used to dominate the programming space.
gender
women
transgender
fashion
sexuality
Kathleen Booth created the first assembly language, Grace Hopper created the first compiler, at, and Margaret Hamilton led the team who wrote the code for the Apollo moon lander, code that was so flawless and perfectly executed that some people think it's proof we didn't actually go to the moon. That was apex of code quality, and since that time everything has gone downhill. The next specimen we'll look at is the influencer or codefluencer.
His natural habitat is not a code editor, it, but rather a social media platform most commonly Twitter. After figuring out how to print hello world in PHP, he immediately rose to the top of the dominance hierarchy in his own mind. Now, he makes the world a better place by regurgitating code tips and hot takes all day long.
google
blogging
twitter
And he just landed a better paying job than you because he mastered the art of virtue signaling, and that's what we call a good culture fit. Another popular stereotype is the hacker. This guy is able to open up a terminal, connect to some remote mainframe, and break all of its security protocols one at 1 with awesome fancy animations between each step. This stereotype is what most people think programmers do, but is 100% manufactured by Hollywood. Real hacking is extremely tedious and boring, and and is done primarily by the people who have all the guns. Now, a stereotype that is actually real is the 10 x developer. This guy is an extremely rare at their unicorn that can do the work of 10 other developers combined.
Some say they're a myth, but I've seen developers firsthand who write code like Durant at basketball, or Kasparov plays chess. There are people out there with a natural problem solving ability that just goes far beyond the rest of the population. You'll know a 10x developer when you see 1 because you'll feel very incompetent and also very jealous.
software development
video gaming
Now, I think the ideal stereotype for most of us to fall into is the lazy programmer. To the outside world, it doesn't look like this guy does much. He sits at a computer all day hitting the keyboard, and if you glance at his screen, it looks like he's just copying and pasting things from the Internet. What he's actually doing though is building a $1,000,000 side hustle so he can retire in his thirties. He also has a remote job with a 400 k salary, but he eats ramen for dinner while sharing a crappy apartment with 4 other dudes. His wardrobe is 50% swag from tech conferences and 50% things his mom bought him. He leverages code to work smarter and not harder. Now, on the other at the end of the spectrum, we have the old jaded guy. He has long silver hair and a big white beard. He only codes in c, not c plus plus and definitely not any of the hipster garbage that you're using.
In fact, he probably wrote the compiler for the silly toy language that you're trying to learn. His depth of knowledge transcends the normal apes idea of reality when he discovered through psychedelics that were all just one entity that found a hack in the universe to experience itself in parallel with primate bodies, and computers are the tool that will ultimately make us one again. At it. And that concludes our presentation on programmer stereotypes. Let me know which one you fall into in the comments below. Thanks for watching, and I will see you in the next one.
machine learning
computer science
The programmer, an offshoot of the great ape family closely related to chimps and gorillas. Distinguished by its minimal bipedal movement and ability to stare at a computer screen for the majority of its lifetime. There's an estimated 30,000,000 specimens alive in the world today. Normal humans use stereotypes to help understand and Generalize this unusual variant, which experts estimate are about 99% accurate about 12% of the time. In today's video, we'll take a look at 10 different programmer stereotypes to find out which one you fall into. 1st up, we have the gear head. This variant owns the bleeding edge version of everything, like the latest M1 Mac, a big ass curved a monitor, mechanical keyboard, Tesla in the garage, AI generated synthetic meat in the fridge, and a smart lock on the house to keep it all safe. When programming, he goes wherever the hype train takes him. In 96, it was Java. In 06, it was Jquery. In 2016, it was GraphQL. And in 2026, he'll be first in line at at length to get a chip that can help him write blazingly fast code. It doesn't matter what the tech does, if it's trendy, it belongs in the stack. The stereotype may be true sometimes, but programming I mean, can actually push many people in the opposite direction. The guy who works in tech, but hates tech stereotype knows exactly how unreliable and dangerous code can be. Like the the rack 25 incident, where a little software bug accidentally killed some people by giving them a massive overdose of radiation. This guy would never buy a car that can be remotely summoned back to Elon when you stop paying a bill. And he would definitely never put a smart lock on his house because the NSA probably has backdoor access, or at the very least, there's an undiscovered exploit in its code. If you broke in to his farmhouse, you'd find a single monitor Linux machine, a flip phone, some gold bullion, and a shotgun barrel pointed in your face. The most stereotypical programmer, at, though, has to be the introvert. He's a savant who still sleeps in a car bed, and his vision of the ideal lifestyle is what the rest of society calls quarantine. He's super good at at, and can actually program stuff without using Google and Stack Overflow, but couldn't hold a conversation to save his life. Extroverts like Jobs used these nerds like Woz to get super rich. This Stereotype used to be 100% true back when programming was hard, like pre 19 nineties, but as programming has become more mainstream, it's led to a new paradigm, at the brogrammer. This guy got a computer science degree while mostly partying with his frat in college. Bruh. His name is usually Chad, and he has more mating opportunities than the introvert, but it comes at a cost of reduced code quality, which he refuses to test because test driven development is for losers. No, bro. However, he has better communication skills than the introverts, which is annoying because I wish this guy would stop talking to me. Eventually, he evolves into your manager, where he can torment you with code reviews and team building exercises. Sizes. Now, so far in this video, I've been using a lot of masculine pronouns. That's because 95% of my audience is male, which is actually pretty close to the real world distribution today. At. What you may not realize though is that back in the day, women used to dominate the programming space. Kathleen Booth created the first assembly language, Grace Hopper created the first compiler, at, and Margaret Hamilton led the team who wrote the code for the Apollo moon lander, code that was so flawless and perfectly executed that some people think it's proof we didn't actually go to the moon. That was apex of code quality, and since that time everything has gone downhill. The next specimen we'll look at is the influencer or codefluencer. His natural habitat is not a code editor, it, but rather a social media platform most commonly Twitter. After figuring out how to print hello world in PHP, he immediately rose to the top of the dominance hierarchy in his own mind. Now, he makes the world a better place by regurgitating code tips and hot takes all day long. And he just landed a better paying job than you because he mastered the art of virtue signaling, and that's what we call a good culture fit. Another popular stereotype is the hacker. This guy is able to open up a terminal, connect to some remote mainframe, and break all of its security protocols one at 1 with awesome fancy animations between each step. This stereotype is what most people think programmers do, but is 100% manufactured by Hollywood. Real hacking is extremely tedious and boring, and and is done primarily by the people who have all the guns. Now, a stereotype that is actually real is the 10 x developer. This guy is an extremely rare at their unicorn that can do the work of 10 other developers combined. Some say they're a myth, but I've seen developers firsthand who write code like Durant at basketball, or Kasparov plays chess. There are people out there with a natural problem solving ability that just goes far beyond the rest of the population. You'll know a 10x developer when you see 1 because you'll feel very incompetent and also very jealous. Now, I think the ideal stereotype for most of us to fall into is the lazy programmer. To the outside world, it doesn't look like this guy does much. He sits at a computer all day hitting the keyboard, and if you glance at his screen, it looks like he's just copying and pasting things from the Internet. What he's actually doing though is building a $1,000,000 side hustle so he can retire in his thirties. He also has a remote job with a 400 k salary, but he eats ramen for dinner while sharing a crappy apartment with 4 other dudes. His wardrobe is 50% swag from tech conferences and 50% things his mom bought him. He leverages code to work smarter and not harder. Now, on the other at the end of the spectrum, we have the old jaded guy. He has long silver hair and a big white beard. He only codes in c, not c plus plus and definitely not any of the hipster garbage that you're using. In fact, he probably wrote the compiler for the silly toy language that you're trying to learn. His depth of knowledge transcends the normal apes idea of reality when he discovered through psychedelics that were all just one entity that found a hack in the universe to experience itself in parallel with primate bodies, and computers are the tool that will ultimately make us one again. At it. And that concludes our presentation on programmer stereotypes. Let me know which one you fall into in the comments below. Thanks for watching, and I will see you in the next one.
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be
Like
like
the
the
the
the
rack
rack
25
25
incident,
incident
where
where
a
a
little
little
software
software
bug
bug
accidentally
accidentally
killed
killed
some
some
people
people
by
by
giving
giving
them
them
a
a
massive
massive
overdose
overdose
of
of
radiation.
radiation
This
this
guy
guy
would
would
never
never
buy
buy
a
a
car
car
that
that
can
can
be
be
remotely
remotely
summoned
summoned
back
back
to
to
Elon
elon
when
when
you
you
stop
stop
paying
paying
a
a
bill.
bill
And
and
he
he
would
would
definitely
definitely
never
never
put
put
a
a
smart
smart
lock
lock
on
on
his
his
house
house
because
because
the
the
NSA
nsa
probably
probably
has
has
backdoor
backdoor
access,
access
or
or
at
at
the
the
very
very
least,
least
there's
there's
an
an
undiscovered
undiscovered
exploit
exploit
in
in
its
its
code.
code
If
if
you
you
broke
broke
in
in
to
to
his
his
farmhouse,
farmhouse
you'd
you'd
find
find
a
a
single
single
monitor
monitor
Linux
linux
machine,
machine
a
a
flip
flip
phone,
phone
some
some
gold
gold
bullion,
bullion
and
and
a
a
shotgun
shotgun
barrel
barrel
pointed
pointed
in
in
your
your
face.
face
The
the
most
most
stereotypical
stereotypical
programmer,
programmer
at,
at
though,
though
has
has
to
to
be
be
the
the
introvert.
introvert
He's
he's
a
a
savant
savant
who
who
still
still
sleeps
sleeps
in
in
a
a
car
car
bed,
bed
and
and
his
his
vision
vision
of
of
the
the
ideal
ideal
lifestyle
lifestyle
is
is
what
what
the
the
rest
rest
of
of
society
society
calls
calls
quarantine.
quarantine
He's
he's
super
super
good
good
at
at
at,
at
and
and
can
can
actually
actually
program
program
stuff
stuff
without
without
using
using
Google
google
and
and
Stack
stack
Overflow,
overflow
but
but
couldn't
couldn't
hold
hold
a
a
conversation
conversation
to
to
save
save
his
his
life.
life
Extroverts
extroverts
like
like
Jobs
jobs
used
used
these
these
nerds
nerds
like
like
Woz
woz
to
to
get
get
super
super
rich.
rich
This
this
Stereotype
stereotype
used
used
to
to
be
be
100%
100%
true
true
back
back
when
when
programming
programming
was
was
hard,
hard
like
like
pre
pre
19
19
nineties,
nineties
but
but
as
as
programming
programming
has
has
become
become
more
more
mainstream,
mainstream
it's
it's
led
led
to
to
a
a
new
new
paradigm,
paradigm
at
at
the
the
brogrammer.
brogrammer
This
this
guy
guy
got
got
a
a
computer
computer
science
science
degree
degree
while
while
mostly
mostly
partying
partying
with
with
his
his
frat
frat
in
in
college.
college
Bruh.
bruh
His
his
name
name
is
is
usually
usually
Chad,
chad
and
and
he
he
has
has
more
more
mating
mating
opportunities
opportunities
than
than
the
the
introvert,
introvert
but
but
it
it
comes
comes
at
at
a
a
cost
cost
of
of
reduced
reduced
code
code
quality,
quality
which
which
he
he
refuses
refuses
to
to
test
test
because
because
test
test
driven
driven
development
development
is
is
for
for
losers.
losers
No,
no
bro.
bro
However,
however
he
he
has
has
better
better
communication
communication
skills
skills
than
than
the
the
introverts,
introverts
which
which
is
is
annoying
annoying
because
because
I
i
wish
wish
this
this
guy
guy
would
would
stop
stop
talking
talking
to
to
me.
me
Eventually,
eventually
he
he
evolves
evolves
into
into
your
your
manager,
manager
where
where
he
he
can
can
torment
torment
you
you
with
with
code
code
reviews
reviews
and
and
team
team
building
building
exercises.
exercises
Sizes.
sizes
Now,
now
so
so
far
far
in
in
this
this
video,
video
I've
i've
been
been
using
using
a
a
lot
lot
of
of
masculine
masculine
pronouns.
pronouns
That's
that's
because
because
95%
95%
of
of
my
my
audience
audience
is
is
male,
male
which
which
is
is
actually
actually
pretty
pretty
close
close
to
to
the
the
real
real
world
world
distribution
distribution
today.
today
At.
at
What
what
you
you
may
may
not
not
realize
realize
though
though
is
is
that
that
back
back
in
in
the
the
day,
day
women
women
used
used
to
to
dominate
dominate
the
the
programming
programming
space.
space
Kathleen
kathleen
Booth
booth
created
created
the
the
first
first
assembly
assembly
language,
language
Grace
grace
Hopper
hopper
created
created
the
the
first
first
compiler,
compiler
at,
at
and
and
Margaret
margaret
Hamilton
hamilton
led
led
the
the
team
team
who
who
wrote
wrote
the
the
code
code
for
for
the
the
Apollo
apollo
moon
moon
lander,
lander
code
code
that
that
was
was
so
so
flawless
flawless
and
and
perfectly
perfectly
executed
executed
that
that
some
some
people
people
think
think
it's
it's
proof
proof
we
we
didn't
didn't
actually
actually
go
go
to
to
the
the
moon.
moon
That
that
was
was
apex
apex
of
of
code
code
quality,
quality
and
and
since
since
that
that
time
time
everything
everything
has
has
gone
gone
downhill.
downhill
The
the
next
next
specimen
specimen
we'll
we'll
look
look
at
at
is
is
the
the
influencer
influencer
or
or
codefluencer.
codefluencer
His
his
natural
natural
habitat
habitat
is
is
not
not
a
a
code
code
editor,
editor
it,
it
but
but
rather
rather
a
a
social
social
media
media
platform
platform
most
most
commonly
commonly
Twitter.
twitter
After
after
figuring
figuring
out
out
how
how
to
to
print
print
hello
hello
world
world
in
in
PHP,
php
he
he
immediately
immediately
rose
rose
to
to
the
the
top
top
of
of
the
the
dominance
dominance
hierarchy
hierarchy
in
in
his
his
own
own
mind.
mind
Now,
now
he
he
makes
makes
the
the
world
world
a
a
better
better
place
place
by
by
regurgitating
regurgitating
code
code
tips
tips
and
and
hot
hot
takes
takes
all
all
day
day
long.
long
And
and
he
he
just
just
landed
landed
a
a
better
better
paying
paying
job
job
than
than
you
you
because
because
he
he
mastered
mastered
the
the
art
art
of
of
virtue
virtue
signaling,
signaling
and
and
that's
that's
what
what
we
we
call
call
a
a
good
good
culture
culture
fit.
fit
Another
another
popular
popular
stereotype
stereotype
is
is
the
the
hacker.
hacker
This
this
guy
guy
is
is
able
able
to
to
open
open
up
up
a
a
terminal,
terminal
connect
connect
to
to
some
some
remote
remote
mainframe,
mainframe
and
and
break
break
all
all
of
of
its
its
security
security
protocols
protocols
one
one
at
at
1
1
with
with
awesome
awesome
fancy
fancy
animations
animations
between
between
each
each
step.
step
This
this
stereotype
stereotype
is
is
what
what
most
most
people
people
think
think
programmers
programmers
do,
do
but
but
is
is
100%
100%
manufactured
manufactured
by
by
Hollywood.
hollywood
Real
real
hacking
hacking
is
is
extremely
extremely
tedious
tedious
and
and
boring,
boring
and
and
and
and
is
is
done
done
primarily
primarily
by
by
the
the
people
people
who
who
have
have
all
all
the
the
guns.
guns
Now,
now
a
a
stereotype
stereotype
that
that
is
is
actually
actually
real
real
is
is
the
the
10
10
x
x
developer.
developer
This
this
guy
guy
is
is
an
an
extremely
extremely
rare
rare
at
at
their
their
unicorn
unicorn
that
that
can
can
do
do
the
the
work
work
of
of
10
10
other
other
developers
developers
combined.
combined
Some
some
say
say
they're
they're
a
a
myth,
myth
but
but
I've
i've
seen
seen
developers
developers
firsthand
firsthand
who
who
write
write
code
code
like
like
Durant
durant
at
at
basketball,
basketball
or
or
Kasparov
kasparov
plays
plays
chess.
chess
There
there
are
are
people
people
out
out
there
there
with
with
a
a
natural
natural
problem
problem
solving
solving
ability
ability
that
that
just
just
goes
goes
far
far
beyond
beyond
the
the
rest
rest
of
of
the
the
population.
population
You'll
you'll
know
know
a
a
10x
10x
developer
developer
when
when
you
you
see
see
1
1
because
because
you'll
you'll
feel
feel
very
very
incompetent
incompetent
and
and
also
also
very
very
jealous.
jealous
Now,
now
I
i
think
think
the
the
ideal
ideal
stereotype
stereotype
for
for
most
most
of
of
us
us
to
to
fall
fall
into
into
is
is
the
the
lazy
lazy
programmer.
programmer
To
to
the
the
outside
outside
world,
world
it
it
doesn't
doesn't
look
look
like
like
this
this
guy
guy
does
does
much.
much
He
he
sits
sits
at
at
a
a
computer
computer
all
all
day
day
hitting
hitting
the
the
keyboard,
keyboard
and
and
if
if
you
you
glance
glance
at
at
his
his
screen,
screen
it
it
looks
looks
like
like
he's
he's
just
just
copying
copying
and
and
pasting
pasting
things
things
from
from
the
the
Internet.
internet
What
what
he's
he's
actually
actually
doing
doing
though
though
is
is
building
building
a
a
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
side
side
hustle
hustle
so
so
he
he
can
can
retire
retire
in
in
his
his
thirties.
thirties
He
he
also
also
has
has
a
a
remote
remote
job
job
with
with
a
a
400
400
k
k
salary,
salary
but
but
he
he
eats
eats
ramen
ramen
for
for
dinner
dinner
while
while
sharing
sharing
a
a
crappy
crappy
apartment
apartment
with
with
4
4
other
other
dudes.
dudes
His
his
wardrobe
wardrobe
is
is
50%
50%
swag
swag
from
from
tech
tech
conferences
conferences
and
and
50%
50%
things
things
his
his
mom
mom
bought
bought
him.
him
He
he
leverages
leverages
code
code
to
to
work
work
smarter
smarter
and
and
not
not
harder.
harder
Now,
now
on
on
the
the
other
other
at
at
the
the
end
end
of
of
the
the
spectrum,
spectrum
we
we
have
have
the
the
old
old
jaded
jaded
guy.
guy
He
he
has
has
long
long
silver
silver
hair
hair
and
and
a
a
big
big
white
white
beard.
beard
He
he
only
only
codes
codes
in
in
c,
c
not
not
c
c
plus
plus
plus
plus
and
and
definitely
definitely
not
not
any
any
of
of
the
the
hipster
hipster
garbage
garbage
that
that
you're
you're
using.
using
In
in
fact,
fact
he
he
probably
probably
wrote
wrote
the
the
compiler
compiler
for
for
the
the
silly
silly
toy
toy
language
language
that
that
you're
you're
trying
trying
to
to
learn.
learn
His
his
depth
depth
of
of
knowledge
knowledge
transcends
transcends
the
the
normal
normal
apes
apes
idea
idea
of
of
reality
reality
when
when
he
he
discovered
discovered
through
through
psychedelics
psychedelics
that
that
were
were
all
all
just
just
one
one
entity
entity
that
that
found
found
a
a
hack
hack
in
in
the
the
universe
universe
to
to
experience
experience
itself
itself
in
in
parallel
parallel
with
with
primate
primate
bodies,
bodies
and
and
computers
computers
are
are
the
the
tool
tool
that
that
will
will
ultimately
ultimately
make
make
us
us
one
one
again.
again
At
at
it.
it
And
and
that
that
concludes
concludes
our
our
presentation
presentation
on
on
programmer
programmer
stereotypes.
stereotypes
Let
let
me
me
know
know
which
which
one
one
you
you
fall
fall
into
into
in
in
the
the
comments
comments
below.
below
Thanks
thanks
for
for
watching,
watching
and
and
I
i
will
will
see
see
you
you
in
in
the
the
next
next
one.
one
success
In this video, the host discusses several developers who have been described as stereotypes. The host explains that some developers, such as the introvert, are more focused on technical technical issues and may be more likely to use a computer than a social media platform. The host also discusses some developers who have a natural problem solution, such as the lazy programmer, and some who have a technical problem solution.
10 Programmer Stereotypes
The programmer, an offshoot of the great ape family closely related to chimps and gorillas. Distinguished by its minimal bipedal movement and ability to stare at a computer screen for the majority of its lifetime. There's an estimated 30,000,000 specimens alive in the world today. Normal humans use stereotypes to help understand and Generalize this unusual variant, which experts estimate are about 99% accurate about 12% of the time. In today's video, we'll take a look at 10 different programmer stereotypes to find out which one you fall into. 1st up, we have the gear head. This variant owns the bleeding edge version of everything, like the latest M1 Mac, a big ass curved a monitor, mechanical keyboard, Tesla in the garage, AI generated synthetic meat in the fridge, and a smart lock on the house to keep it all safe. When programming, he goes wherever the hype train takes him. In 96, it was Java. In 06, it was Jquery. In 2016, it was GraphQL. And in 2026, he'll be first in line at at length to get a chip that can help him write blazingly fast code. It doesn't matter what the tech does, if it's trendy, it belongs in the stack. The stereotype may be true sometimes, but programming I mean, can actually push many people in the opposite direction. The guy who works in tech, but hates tech stereotype knows exactly how unreliable and dangerous code can be. Like the the rack 25 incident, where a little software bug accidentally killed some people by giving them a massive overdose of radiation. This guy would never buy a car that can be remotely summoned back to Elon when you stop paying a bill. And he would definitely never put a smart lock on his house because the NSA probably has backdoor access, or at the very least, there's an undiscovered exploit in its code. If you broke in to his farmhouse, you'd find a single monitor Linux machine, a flip phone, some gold bullion, and a shotgun barrel pointed in your face. The most stereotypical programmer, at, though, has to be the introvert. He's a savant who still sleeps in a car bed, and his vision of the ideal lifestyle is what the rest of society calls quarantine. He's super good at at, and can actually program stuff without using Google and Stack Overflow, but couldn't hold a conversation to save his life. Extroverts like Jobs used these nerds like Woz to get super rich. This Stereotype used to be 100% true back when programming was hard, like pre 19 nineties, but as programming has become more mainstream, it's led to a new paradigm, at the brogrammer. This guy got a computer science degree while mostly partying with his frat in college. Bruh. His name is usually Chad, and he has more mating opportunities than the introvert, but it comes at a cost of reduced code quality, which he refuses to test because test driven development is for losers. No, bro. However, he has better communication skills than the introverts, which is annoying because I wish this guy would stop talking to me. Eventually, he evolves into your manager, where he can torment you with code reviews and team building exercises. Sizes. Now, so far in this video, I've been using a lot of masculine pronouns. That's because 95% of my audience is male, which is actually pretty close to the real world distribution today. At. What you may not realize though is that back in the day, women used to dominate the programming space. Kathleen Booth created the first assembly language, Grace Hopper created the first compiler, at, and Margaret Hamilton led the team who wrote the code for the Apollo moon lander, code that was so flawless and perfectly executed that some people think it's proof we didn't actually go to the moon. That was apex of code quality, and since that time everything has gone downhill. The next specimen we'll look at is the influencer or codefluencer. His natural habitat is not a code editor, it, but rather a social media platform most commonly Twitter. After figuring out how to print hello world in PHP, he immediately rose to the top of the dominance hierarchy in his own mind. Now, he makes the world a better place by regurgitating code tips and hot takes all day long. And he just landed a better paying job than you because he mastered the art of virtue signaling, and that's what we call a good culture fit. Another popular stereotype is the hacker. This guy is able to open up a terminal, connect to some remote mainframe, and break all of its security protocols one at 1 with awesome fancy animations between each step. This stereotype is what most people think programmers do, but is 100% manufactured by Hollywood. Real hacking is extremely tedious and boring, and and is done primarily by the people who have all the guns. Now, a stereotype that is actually real is the 10 x developer. This guy is an extremely rare at their unicorn that can do the work of 10 other developers combined. Some say they're a myth, but I've seen developers firsthand who write code like Durant at basketball, or Kasparov plays chess. There are people out there with a natural problem solving ability that just goes far beyond the rest of the population. You'll know a 10x developer when you see 1 because you'll feel very incompetent and also very jealous. Now, I think the ideal stereotype for most of us to fall into is the lazy programmer. To the outside world, it doesn't look like this guy does much. He sits at a computer all day hitting the keyboard, and if you glance at his screen, it looks like he's just copying and pasting things from the Internet. What he's actually doing though is building a $1,000,000 side hustle so he can retire in his thirties. He also has a remote job with a 400 k salary, but he eats ramen for dinner while sharing a crappy apartment with 4 other dudes. His wardrobe is 50% swag from tech conferences and 50% things his mom bought him. He leverages code to work smarter and not harder. Now, on the other at the end of the spectrum, we have the old jaded guy. He has long silver hair and a big white beard. He only codes in c, not c plus plus and definitely not any of the hipster garbage that you're using. In fact, he probably wrote the compiler for the silly toy language that you're trying to learn. His depth of knowledge transcends the normal apes idea of reality when he discovered through psychedelics that were all just one entity that found a hack in the universe to experience itself in parallel with primate bodies, and computers are the tool that will ultimately make us one again. At it. And that concludes our presentation on programmer stereotypes. Let me know which one you fall into in the comments below. Thanks for watching, and I will see you in the next one.
In this video, the host discusses several developers who have been described as stereotypes. The host explains that some developers, such as the introvert, are more focused on technical technical issues and may be more likely to use a computer than a social media platform. The host also discusses some developers who have a natural problem solution, such as the lazy programmer, and some who have a technical problem solution.