敲代码

The go-to colloquial phrase for 'write code' among Chinese programmers - more vivid than the neutral 编程 ('to program') or 写代码 ('to write code'). 敲 captures the physical act of pounding the keys, so 敲代码 carries a slightly blue-collar, get-it-done flavour, common in tech-Weibo and 996 culture commentary.

Often appears in Chinese tech-worker slang like 搬砖 ('hauling bricks' - grinding out work) - 程序员就是在写字楼里敲代码的搬砖工 ('a programmer is just a bricklayer typing code in an office tower').