Call yourself a 'brogrammer'? Then get the hell away from me.

Huh, I had thought the "brogrammer" thing was a parody, not a serious self-description. I usually run across variants of the descriptor "bro-ish" as derogatory, not something people actually want to call themselves; for example, "brostep" is a derogatory term for a subgenre of dubstep that dubstep purists don't like, not something people proudly call their own music. But I'm admittedly totally out of this particular loop.

From Urban Dictionary:

brogrammer, n.: A programmer who breaks the usual expectations of quiet nerdiness and opts instead for the usual trappings of a frat-boy: popped collars, bad beer, and calling everybody "bro". Despised by everyone, especially other programmers.

Ex: Oh my god, John is talking about football and chicks again. That guy is such a brogrammer.

See also: programmer, frat boy, bro, douchebag, developer

This is not a good stereotype to conjure up, even in some ironic-parody-hipster sense.

It isn't a joke, either; I've definitely seen programmers where I've worked who really do act like that -- and they are like toxin for introverted programmers. Most other programmers probably don't appreciate a "bro" constantly talking about his sexual conquests instead of interesting technical topics or hobbies.

This is nothing new, back in ~2004 when I was at university for CS there were plenty of students who were desperate to shed the "nerdy" image and would compensate taking up macho hobbies like bodybuilding , playing metal music, martial arts or motorcycling or by drinking large amounts and getting high every weekend.

The whole brogrammer meme reminds me a lot of DHH. Whenever you see him speak he is always dressed and groomed well and fashionably , likes to swear a lot and has a keen interest in fast cars.

It also reminds me of the sorts of people who are into PUA manuals.

Here is a pic of the guy who said the line about the girls in the hot tub.

http://danilo.ariadoss.com/about/

Pretty much exactly what I expected.

Nobody who's published an RPG based on Harry Potter can refer to himself as "bro".