Re:China won't be luring foreign tech talent any time soon
by ctchocula on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @08:49PM
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Interesting, didn't know that! Can you comment a bit on the context in which 码农 is used in China? I'm curious how it differs from the usage of "code monkey" over here where it's usually in jest/tongue-in-cheek.
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Re:China won't be luring foreign tech talent any time soon
by caoyangs on Thursday December 15, 2016 @06:58PM
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农=farmer, 工=worker. I don't think there's much difference between 码农 and 码工. The 2 words are interchangeable. 码农 seems more common. The usage is also same as or similar to "code monkey", in jest, or self-deprecating when used by programmers themselves.