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The term '''Real Programmer''' is [[computer programming|computer programmer]]s' [[folklore]] to describe the archetypical "hardcore" programmer who eschews the modern languages and tools of the day in favour of more direct and efficient solutions – [[low-level programming language|closer to the hardware]]. The alleged defining features of a "Real Programmer" are extremely subjective, differing with time and place, in the fashion of the "[[no true Scotsman]]" fallacy.

The archetypal Real Programmer is [[Mel Kaye]] of the [[Royal McBee]] Computer Corporation who is immortalised in [[The Story of Mel]], one of the most famous pieces of hacker folklore. As the story infamously puts it, "He wrote in machine code – in 'raw, unadorned, inscrutable [[hexadecimal]] numbers. Directly."'

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==See also==

{{Wikipedia books|Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal}}

* ''[[Real Programmers Don't Use Pascal]]'', a 1983 parody of ''[[Real Men Don't Eat Quiche]]'' exploring the psychology of, and prospects for, the Real Programmer.