Pg isn't speaking about programmers as in code monkeys, but about programmers as in hackers. Using other terminology to speak about programmers is not necessary, as programming shouldn't be disdained as an activity; you're probably better enhancing your terminology by going back to using the word "programming" without fear.
I suppose I wrote that response as a knee-jerk reaction to the twinge I get in my left shoulder every time I hear the word "programmer". I program and I code but I also paint and write but painting does not make me an artist and writing does not make me an author.
Regardless, I agree with you after taking a breath and composing myself enough to slip back into regularity of terminology fearlessness.
