Can't wait to see that movie - your rating?
On some level yes. I always joke that when someone asks me how many languages do I speak I always respond "define a language, because if it includes programming I speak more than you do."
It could be said that in order to require a language, for programming, computers are required. However, the same could be said generally, but with the need for people. So in it's base form if you consider a language to be defined as a method of sending, receiving and understanding signalling between two entities - then yes programmers are a niche of linguists.
I'd also potentially do a poll of this.