codemakers
Those writing ciphers
Codemakers are people who create codes—systems for encoding information or secret communication.
The term appears most often in cryptography, referring to those who design ciphers and encryption methods, as opposed to codebreakers who try to crack them: The codemakers stayed one step ahead of enemy intelligence.
In broader use, codemakers may be programmers or anyone establishing rules and conventions.
Hidden writing system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
- cryptanalysisStudy of breaking ciphers
- steganographyHiding data within media
ciphertext · plaintext · key · algorithm · Enigma · Navajo · Bletchley Park · espionage
Those who create software
- software engineersPeople who build programs
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
- syntaxRules for arranging words
- debuggingError removal from programs
compilers · repositories · hackathon · refactoring · agile · backend · frontend · scripting
First to forge ahead
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- inventorCreator of original devices
Turing · Lovelace · forerunner · pathfinder · revolutionary · genius · breakthrough · legacy
cipher
Hidden writing system
- encryptionConverting data into code
- decryptionConverting ciphertext to plaintext
- cryptanalysisStudy of breaking ciphers
steganography · ciphertext · plaintext · key · algorithm · Enigma · Navajo · Bletchley Park · espionage · intelligence
developers
Those who create software
- software engineersPeople who build programs
- algorithmsFinite instruction sequences
- syntaxRules for arranging words
debugging · compilers · repositories · hackathon · refactoring · agile · backend · frontend · scripting · versioning
trailblazer
First to forge ahead
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- groundbreakerInnovator, first to act
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
inventor · Turing · Lovelace · forerunner · pathfinder · revolutionary · genius · breakthrough · legacy · historical
codemakerscodebreakers
Those who decipher encrypted messages
cryptanalysts · decrypters · decoders · decipherers · hackers
codemakerslawbreakers
People who violate statutes
transgressors · nonconformists · rebels · outlaws · anarchists