For example, Marsh Sutherland, president of Walden Recruiting feels the word “programmer” elicits old school mainframe programming.

Joel Spolsky, founder of Fog Creek Software, says programmers should emphasize coding on their resumes, particularly when looking for application development jobs at startups and small companies.

The San Francisco-based company Gild is using complex algorithms to discover talented programmers that tech companies might want to hire. Can it be adapted for other industries?

Stack Overflow's new Developer Story replaces the resume by giving programmers a better way to highlight their skills and experience.