codesmith
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]codesmith (plural codesmiths)
- One who produces code or codes, especially a computer programmer or a cryptographer.
- 1989, PC Mag, volume 8, number 5, page 91:
- Technoids get especially irritated. Though a few see him [Bill Gates] as the ultimate vindication of their breed, the rest maintain their sanity by considering him the Gladstone Gander of codesmiths, a guy who just happened to get a lucky break […]
- 2023, Josh Luberisse, From Roman Speculatores to the NSA: Evolution of Espionage and Its Impact on Statecraft and Civil Liberties:
- The use of ciphers and coded messages became more sophisticated, with codesmiths and cryptanalysts playing a crucial role in both sending and deciphering secret communications.