光看解釋聽起來還好，大家不都是靠某些技能維生嗎？但可不要隨便用來形容別人，因為這是略帶侮辱意涵的用語。
對某些程式員來說，每天的工作就是『磨』出程式碼來，而不會去分析既有的程式，思考更深一層的程式架構與設計方面的問題。就好比把石磨跟黃豆丟給一隻猴子，再怎麼樣猴子也能磨出些什麼東西來。但猴子卻不知道牠到底在做什麼，只知道牠這樣攪和幾下就可以有香蕉吃。
如果一個程式員只是每天在鍵盤上敲敲打打，弄出些程式碼來，那找一隻猴子來也能作差不多的事。
仔細想想就覺得發明這個名詞的人還蠻毒舌的。
另外一類是屬於自我貶抑的用法。例如在某些龐大組織架構下，底層的工程師離決策層太遠，沒有說話的份量，只能完全聽從指示工作。在這樣的組織裡，有如養了一批會寫程式的猴子。所以有人會這樣說：『別問我為什麼要這樣那樣，我不過是隻 code monkey』。
Code monkey 也可以用來形容自己的才能被嚴重低估。有些程式員每天得負責『噴』出大量的程式碼來，而寫的都是些簡單、固定而且毫無趣味的程式。『我的工作連隻猴子也能作』—他們覺得作這樣的工作真是太委屈自己了。
Are you a code monkey? Don't be a code monkey.
Code Monkey get up get coffee
Code Monkey go to job
Code Monkey have boring meeting with boring manager Rob
Rob say Code Monkey very diligent
but his output stink
his code not functional or elegant
what do Code Monkey think
Code Monkey think maybe manager want to write goddamn login page himself
Code Monkey not say it out loud
Code Monkey not crazy just proud
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
with big warm fuzzy secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey hang around at front desk
tell you sweater look nice
Code Monkey offer buy you soda
bring you cup bring you ice
you say no thank you for the soda cause
soda make you fat
anyway you busy with the telephone
no time for chat
Code Monkey have long walk back to cubicle
he sit down pretend to work
Code Monkey not thinking so straight
Code Monkey not feeling so great
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
with big warm fuzzy secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you a lot
Code Monkey have every reason
to get out this place
Code Monkey just keep on working
to see your soft pretty face
Much rather wake up eat a coffee cake
Take bath, take nap
This job fulfilling in creative way
such a load of crap
Code Monkey think someday he have everything even pretty girl like you
Code Monkey just waiting for now
Code Monkey say someday, somehow
Code Monkey like Fritos
Code Monkey like Tab and Mountain Dew
Code Monkey very simple man
with big warm fuzzy secret heart
Code Monkey like you
Code Monkey like you
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