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Andy Lanng wrote: I guess I should've guessed that replies to my pedantic message would be pedantic
Sorry, couldn't resist. 
As others have remarked, I think "For those who code" is correct.
If the slogan was written for consumers of code (e.g. end users), then the phrase "For whom the code is written" would be preferred over "For who the code is written".
/ravi
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Have you really got two 'n's in your name?
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Ravi Bhavnani wrote: No, because "whome" is not a word. 
Maybe we are just ignorant and it's a word tht we don't know the meaning of. Yet. 
Perhaps it's something to eat. Pass me the whomes, please.
I am endeavoring, ma'am, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bearskins.
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Sorry, whome are you referring to?
/ravi
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Isn't the W silent? Whomer Simpson?
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It is correct.
Whome is not a word.
Whom is, but is only used in restricted circumstances - either when the he/him rule applies, or when you are doing a Homer Simpson impression to attempt to sneak into a fancy strip club.
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You mean 'latter'?
Pedantry rules OK... 
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FTFY:
For thems what codez.
/ravi
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Fer us wot sndz cdz URGNTZZZZZ!!!!!
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Does anyone else see this parody as far too close to truth for many of the QA posts?
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Parody?
It's probably a quote... 
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what I've tried: womb, hoooome, hohum
Arguing with a woman is like reading the Software License Agreement. In the end, you ignore everything and click "I agree".
Anonymous
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Thanks for the laugh ! 
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Nah, doesnt sit right with me. "For those whom code"? Sounds like sh*t man.
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Because "For those who spend entirely too many hours squinting at computer screens while doing back-flips to meet untenable demands" was too long.
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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As the sentence indicates that this relates to the subject of the verb, "for those who code" is correct. Try rearranging this to "they code" which sounds about right, as opposed to "them codes" which is what the implied plural form would suggest would be the replacement sentence, and just sounds plain wrong.
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Who - should be used to refer to the subject of a sentence.
Whom - should be used to refer to the object of a verb or preposition.
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who code whom -- in a causal world
whom code who -- in a acausal world
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Mladen Janković wrote: But for whom the bell tolls?
Yes[^].
/ravi
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Or spy vs. spie, in this case.
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