hood engineering

Completing something in a really scuffed and scrappy way, but it works.

1. I had to check if a number from 1 to 10 was odd or even so I made 10 if statements. That was some next level hood engineering!

2. I did some crazy hood cooking last night. I didn't have a rolling pin so I used a wine bottle instead

by cokezeroguzzler August 5, 2024

ego-engineering

When an Engineer is consumed with self-esteem and glory, that despite the downfalls of the supporting product, environment, or company, and subsequent technical debt they are surrounded with (and possibly creating), they assist on creating the "shinny" new thing, and taking all the glory for its bloated success.

James Bond loved being in the spotlight so much, that he sacrificed the integrity of his work and well being of his team, to speedily re-created the company website on his own without consulting his team members. The results worked well, for 1/2 of all customers, but hey! Its really shinny! His ego-engineering communications and broadcast got him promoted, though he continues to break and create technical debt for the Company.

by code-dave August 12, 2024

Linguistic engineer

A linguist; a language scientist who studies the mechanics and details of language(s).

I am a linguistic engineer for a living.

Wow, you are so smart and good with language. You should be a linguistic engineer!

by LingDanc803 September 7, 2023

Mental engineer

A psychologist; a therapist; a psychological engineer. A social scientist who students human behavior/the mind or applies knowledge and skills to provide therapy.

I want to be a mental engineer.

Psychologists are just mental engineers!

Therapists are mental engineers.

by LingDanc803 September 7, 2023

Psychological engineer

A psychologist; a therapist; a mental engineer. A social scientist who students human behavior/the mind or applies knowledge and skills to provide therapy. They study the mechanics of the mind, etc.

I want to be a psychological engineer.

Psychologists are just psychological engineers!

Therapists are psychological engineers.

by LingDanc803 September 7, 2023

Software Engineering

The Oompa Loompa of Science

Software Engineering is the Oompa Loompa of science.
I have been called an Oompa Loompa

by The looser September 25, 2023

legacy engineer

An engineer that uses very old, cumbersome technology as they stopped to innovate. Often comes with age and losing touch with users. The result is a painful development experience that is unattractive to new engineers, slow moving project, nasty incidents and vulnerabilities…

“I wouldn’t want to work there, the CTO is a legacy engineer.”

by Mycodesmellsbad October 19, 2023