What are the differences between skiddies and programmers [closed]

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I've seen the labels tossed around freely but describing the differences between the two has left me flabbergasted. What are some defining characteristics of skiddies that differentiate between programmers?

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If by "skiddies" you mean what I've heard called "script kiddies," I think of them as people that find example code (mostly scripts) and use them to accomplish their tasks without really understanding the code's meaning. Typically, a script kiddie copies and pastes code rather than writing it from scratch.