More inclusive term than "programmer"

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The source code must be the preferred form in which a programmer would modify the program.

Is "programmer still appropriate terminology or should we use a more inclusive term like “developer” or “practitioner” that also covers data scientists, AI practitioners, etc.?

practitioner | ˌprakˈtiSH(ə)nər | noun
a person actively engaged in an art, discipline, or profession, especially medicine: patients are treated by skilled practitioners.

Would this change have unintended consequences?

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Well, in abstract, I agree that it’s a better term in this age.

However, it may require some tweak to our minimal working proposal.