May 15, 2003

jock

n.

1. A programmer who is characterized by large and somewhat brute-force programs. See brute force.

2. When modified by another noun, describes a specialist in some particular computing area. The compounds compiler jock and systems jock seem to be the best-established examples.

Posted by Jargon File at May 15, 2003 10:41 AM

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