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I had the same reaction. Pizzas? Overweight dudes with their 'tight' code?

I would live on pizzas and coffee. Seems the newer generation of programmers don't like that sort of thing! I'm not old by any stretch of the imagination, but I always thought of programmers as beardy types with awkward glasses, brown trousers and a crumpled shirt/t-shirt. (I never ironed my shirts, that's for sure!). And coffee was always black. Programmers were more like engineers.

As stated, this brogrammer persona is a new thing. No lattes for me thanks!

Well, I think the difference is that now, the beards, awkward glasses and brown trousers are fashionable. So what was once ridiculed and avoided, is now praised and desirable.

That's a relief. The only thing I need to buy is a large stash of brown trousers then!

Funny how programmers years ago were generally thought of as a bit odd, nerdy types. Now they're almost "cool". Thanks App Store!

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