coder
coder — 名詞
1. someone whose job is to type out the instructions, in a special language, that t
程式設計師
撰寫電腦程式的人
someone whose job is to type out the instructions, in a special language, that tell a computer what to do.
Élise hired three coders to build the booking website for her bakery.
Élise 雇了三位程式設計師，為她的麵包店架設線上訂購網站。
countable noun with numeral + job context
The startup needs experienced coders who can work in both Python and Java.
這家新創公司需要能同時使用 Python 和 Java 的資深程式設計師。
coders + who-clause naming languages
Christopher started out as a self-taught coder before going to design school.
Christopher 一開始是自學的程式設計師，後來才去念設計學校。
A team of coders worked through the night to fix the payment bug.
一組程式設計師徹夜趕工，把付款功能的錯誤修好。
Some coders prefer working at home with their cat on the desk.
有些程式設計師喜歡在家工作，桌上還有自己的貓陪著。
- programmer
near-synonym; slightly more formal and broader in scope
- developer
implies designing and building software, not just writing the code
- software engineer
more formal job title; suggests engineering training
文法句型
a coder at/for [company]
a coder who [does X]
用法筆記
Often interchangeable with 'programmer' or 'developer' in everyday speech, though 'developer' usually implies broader design and planning responsibility while 'coder' focuses on the writing step itself.
常見錯誤
2. in research, a person whose job is to read raw answers, recordings, or documents
編碼員
把資料逐筆標上分類代號的人
in research, a person whose job is to read raw answers, recordings, or documents and label each one with a short tag so it can be sorted and counted.
Two coders read every interview transcript and tagged each answer about sleep habits.
兩位編碼員看過每一份訪談逐字稿，並為每一段關於睡眠習慣的回答貼上標籤。
research context: coders + transcripts + tagging
The university hired Layla as a coder for a long study on teenage diet.
這所大學請 Layla 擔任編碼員，協助一項長期的青少年飲食研究。
coder for [study]
Two coders working in parallel keep the labels honest, since one person alone can drift.
兩位編碼員同時作業，可以讓標籤更客觀，因為單一個人容易出現偏差。
Each coder marked the answers as 'yes', 'no', or 'unclear' on the printed sheet.
每位編碼員在紙本表格上，把回答標記為「是」、「否」或「不清楚」。
- annotator
more common in modern data and machine-learning work
- classifier
person classifying items; can also mean an algorithm
文法句型
a coder for [research project/dataset]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (someone who writes computer programs). This sense appears in qualitative research, medical records, and library work; the 'code' here is a short label, not programming syntax.
coder — 動詞
1. to type the instructions, in a special language like Python or JavaScript, that
寫程式；撰碼
用程式語言寫出電腦指令
to type the instructions, in a special language like Python or JavaScript, that make a computer or app do something.
Noa coded the whole website by herself in two weekends.
Noa 一個人在兩個週末內就把整個網站寫好了。
transitive: code + object [website]
Quinn likes to code in the evening after the children fall asleep.
Quinn 喜歡在孩子睡著後的晚上寫程式。
intransitive: code + time adverbial
Lakan learned to code by following short videos on his phone.
Lakan 是看手機上的短影片自學寫程式的。
The team coded a small game in Python during the weekend workshop.
團隊在週末工作坊期間，用 Python 寫了一款小型遊戲。
Most modern offices look for people who can code in at least one language.
現在多數公司都希望員工至少會用一種語言寫程式。
文法句型
code [a feature/app/website]
code in [language]
用法筆記
Frequently followed by 'in + [language name]' to name the programming language. The intransitive use ('she codes in the evening') is very common when speaking about the activity in general.
常見錯誤
2. to give each item in a set of information a short tag or symbol so the informati
編碼；標碼
為資料或訊息逐筆標上代號
to give each item in a set of information a short tag or symbol so the information can be sorted, hidden, or studied; in research, to tag each answer with a category; in secret messaging, to rewrite a message in a hidden form.
Amani coded every survey answer as 'positive', 'negative', or 'neutral'.
Amani 把每一份問卷回答編碼為「正面」、「負面」或「中性」。
code + object + as + label (research)
During the war, Jiwoo's grandmother coded letters home so the censors could not read them.
戰爭期間，Jiwoo 的祖母會把寄回家的信編碼，這樣審查人員就讀不懂。
code + letters (secret messaging)
Each blood sample was coded with a number so no one could see the patient's name.
每一份血液樣本都會被編上一組號碼，讓任何人都看不到病人的姓名。
The library codes every donated book with a small sticker before putting it on the shelf.
圖書館會先把每一本受贈書貼上小標籤，再放到書架上。
- label
more everyday; lacks the 'system of categories' feel
- tag
informal; common in data work
- encrypt
only for the secret-message sense; stronger and more technical
- categorize
research/statistical sense; assigning items to groups
- decode
the reverse process: turn a coded form back into plain meaning
文法句型
code [data/responses] as [label]
code [a message]
用法筆記
Almost always transitive and often passive ('the data is coded'). Distinguish from sense 1 (write a computer program): here 'code' means 'label' or 'encrypt', not 'write source code'.