Geek Code

Geek code example, which opens by stating that the user is a Geek of Technical Writing (GTW) who usually wears jeans and a t-shirt (d-@), is of average height and above-average weight (s:+), and is aged between 25 and 29 (a-).

The Geek Code, developed in 1993, is a series of letters and symbols used by self-described "geeks" to inform fellow geeks about their personality, appearance, interests, skills, and opinions. The idea is that everything that makes a geek individual can be encoded in a compact format which only other geeks can read. This is deemed to be efficient in some sufficiently geeky manner.[1]

It was once common practice to use a geek code as one's email or Usenet signature, but the last official version of the code was produced in 1996, and it has now largely fallen out of use.[2][3]

A number of similar codes were developed for other subcultures, such as a Goth Code for the Goth subculture, and the Natural Bears Classification System for gay men.

  1. ^ Susan Leigh Star (1995). The cultures of computing. Wiley. pp. 10–20. ISBN 9780631192824.
  2. ^ Romenesko, James (May 17, 1996). "The Code of the Geeks". Washington Post. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference geekcode was invoked but never defined (see the help page).