Terminology

Software engineering really said "let's make everything sound like a Tinder date gone wrong." Front end, back end, mounting, pulling, pushing, penetration testing... and then we act all professional in standup meetings like we're not constantly saying the most unhinged stuff with a straight face.

The best part? We invented these terms decades ago when everyone wore pocket protectors, and nobody thought twice about it. Now here we are in 2024, trying to explain to HR why "I spent all day doing penetration testing and mounting the backend" is a completely normal sentence in our field.

At least we don't have to explain what "forking" means anymore... or do we?