Code monkey

Code monkey may refer to:

• A term for a computer programmer who isn't actually involved in any aspect of conceptual or design work, but simply writes code to specifications given.
• Code Monkeys, an animated television series.
• "Code Monkey" (song), by Jonathan Coulton.
• A career position in the "Tech Guru" career ladder in The Sims 4.

To give a better perspective of opposite ends of a spectrum regarding programmer code monkey, here's some example features of a "proper" programmer:

• A programmer is involved, to a certain extent, with the entire software development lifecycle, not just coding. Code monkeys may be coding up designs or to requirements that were dumped on them, rather than created in consultation with them.
• Programmers take responsibility for planning their own work. Code monkeys just do what their manager tells them, when they're told to.
• Programmers are adaptable. They can apply their skills to numerous areas, languages etc. Code monkeys over-specialise, and get lost if they have to work with a new framework.

See also

• Cowboy coder

References

1. Programmer

2. Code Monkeys

3. Code Monkey (song)

4. The Sims 4

5. What's being wrong being a code monkey?