codehead
Slang for someone who's deeply passionate about computer programming — the kind of person who thinks in loops and variables even when they're not at a keyboard.
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Slang for someone who's deeply passionate about computer programming — the kind of person who thinks in loops and variables even when they're not at a keyboard. A codehead lives and breathes software, picks apart apps just for fun, and considers debugging a hobby rather than a chore. Less common than 'coder' or 'dev,' but it captures that borderline-obsessive love of code that separates enthusiasts from mere practitioners.
She's a total codehead — she stayed up until 3 a.m. just to refactor a personal project no one would ever see.
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(slang) A computer programming enthusiast.
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