I was indeed playing devil's advocate: it's not because the ad is clumsily worded that its author's intent was to exclude females.
2. A programmer who looks like, acts like, or is a bro.
3. A popular, cool, or otherwise normal person who has become intrigued by the fun of programming.
4. a bro who somehow learned to program
All of these seem to agree with what I said about it being bro + programmer and not itself about gender.
Try looking up the term "bro" on there http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bro
Obnoxious partying males who are often seen at college parties.
An alpha male idiot.
a usually white young male
Stupid white trash guys in the 909 with lifted trucks, wife beaters, shitty music
The first piece of advice is "Attire: Polo, tight so the chicks can see how defined your muscles are".