Oh c'mon. I've never actually used the phrase "serious programmer" (except for just now, that is). It just happened to fit from the conversation - as if I couldn't do real work without knowing about Kate and using KDE. Or by using a GUI text editor.

My insecurities and pretensions on the other hand... well this isn't the place for getting into that.

Update notes: I added the parenthetical comment (except for just now, that is)