Hacker's Dictionary: Jock

:jock: /n./  1. A programmer who is characterized by large and
   somewhat brute-force programs.  See {brute force}.  2. When
   modified by another noun, describes a specialist in some particular
   computing area.  The compounds `compiler jock' and `systems
   jock' seem to be the best-established examples.

                          --- The Hacker's Dictionary v3.3.2

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