nonprogrammer

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Etymology

From non- +‎ programmer.

Noun

nonprogrammer (plural nonprogrammers)

  1. A person who is not a computer programmer.
    • 1968, David G. Crowdis, Brandon W. Wheeler, Introduction to Mathematical Ideas, page 113:
      To nonprogrammers and nonoperators the most important thing about computers is that they are making us think again about the nature of problem solving.
    • 1982, Annals of the History of Computing:
      [] the value of time-sharing and easy access to computing power for the nonprogrammer.
    • 1988, Paul Harmon, Rex Maus, William Morrissey, Expert Systems: Tools and Applications:
      In the recent past it was cheaper to hire programmers than to buy computers powerful enough to allow nonprogrammer programming.
    • 1992, Derek Partridge, Khateeb M Hussain, Artificial Intelligence and Business Management:
      We have seen, in the earlier chapters, various ways in which human-computer interaction can be broadened to include the nonprogrammer.

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