After 10+ years deep in tech—especially on the hardcore technical side—I've literally never heard anyone at work say "programming" in a professional context. Even though I'm hands-on building stuff daily, I don't use that word in personal projects either. It's just... not a term that exists in real dev environments.
Starting to wonder if "programming" is purely an outsider's word—something non-tech people use to describe what we do. Inside the industry? We say "writing code," "shipping features," "debugging prod," or just reference the stack directly. "Programming" feels like how your parents describe your job at dinner parties.
Anyone else notice this? Or is it just certain tech circles where the word has completely vanished from vocabulary?
Starting to wonder if "programming" is purely an outsider's word—something non-tech people use to describe what we do. Inside the industry? We say "writing code," "shipping features," "debugging prod," or just reference the stack directly. "Programming" feels like how your parents describe your job at dinner parties.
Anyone else notice this? Or is it just certain tech circles where the word has completely vanished from vocabulary?