--- title: 🧠 10 engineering terms that will make you think like a... description: Explores 10 engineering terms that help developers recognize common pitfalls and anti-patterns in software development. Covers concepts like footgun (dangerous... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/gu5fnnloj twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 🧠 10 engineering terms that will make you think like a senior | daily.dev og:description: Explores 10 engineering terms that help developers recognize common pitfalls and anti-patterns in software development. Covers concepts like footgun (dangerous... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/gu5fnnloj og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/GU5fnnLoj.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 🧠 10 engineering terms that will make you think like a senior **[Engineering Leadership](https://daily.dev/sources/engineeringleadership)** · [@fransoto](https://daily.dev/fransoto) · 260 upvotes · 10 comments ## Summary Explores 10 engineering terms that help developers recognize common pitfalls and anti-patterns in software development. Covers concepts like footgun (dangerous defaults), god object (overly complex classes), leaky abstraction (exposed implementation details), bike-shedding (focusing on trivial issues), and broken window theory (how neglect spreads). Understanding these terms helps engineers identify risks early, communicate problems clearly, and build more maintainable software systems. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@noricode** · 3 upvotes > TLDR sorry read the comics and closed the tab lmao **@prasoon81** · 2 upvotes > Insightful!! **@probstub** · 2 upvotes > TLDR; POC fast, ship quality. Makes me want to read more engineering manager patterns. **@voidman** · 2 upvotes > Broken window theory, footgun…noted😁 **@claudette** · 1 upvotes > Thank you for this! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#career](https://daily.dev/tags/career), [#architecture](https://daily.dev/tags/architecture) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/gu5fnnloj) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/gu5fnnloj","headline":"🧠 10 engineering terms that will make you think like a senior","text":"Shared: 🧠 10 engineering terms that will make you think like a senior","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/gu5fnnloj","datePublished":"2025-07-06T07:52:53.966Z","dateModified":"2025-07-06T07:53:35.174Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Fran Soto","url":"https://daily.dev/fransoto","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLLMGgIpORnxdYvhI4OZFNH5oe33PwuykaDHoCm-6AkUA=s96-c","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":2600}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--ZrL_HSsR--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2006","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":260},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":10}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/m4AhT5oev"},"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"TLDR sorry read the comics and closed the tab lmao","datePublished":"2025-07-16T17:25:56.629Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/GU5fnnLoj#c-uyNtgWARc","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"noricode","url":"https://daily.dev/noricode","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/v1672934357/avatars/avatar_v9I0Ty3qOPTDx9IvWetC0.jpg"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Insightful!!","datePublished":"2025-07-09T13:16:56.492Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/GU5fnnLoj#c-gLD7RUfhD","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Prasoon","url":"https://daily.dev/prasoon81","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocK1aENj-97jFlapamddisX7zEP9xD7RX_MP_eznmapHnwOeIg=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"TLDR; POC fast, ship quality. Makes me want to read more engineering manager patterns.","datePublished":"2025-07-20T08:08:19.802Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/GU5fnnLoj#c-cW81AGjXV","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Probstub","url":"https://daily.dev/probstub","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--DJHMAHZl--/f_auto/v1752999078/avatars/avatar_Df8qHGA8LcJcmC92r366S?_a=BAMClqZW0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Broken window theory, footgun…noted😁","datePublished":"2025-07-18T16:12:17.259Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/GU5fnnLoj#c-w2HYRM1lD","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Adediran Oreoluwa","url":"https://daily.dev/voidman","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--lq82q9YF--/f_auto/v1742743781/avatars/avatar_1mZ4pivgsUS7vYv26uYYq"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Thank you for this!","datePublished":"2025-07-14T10:48:25.278Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/GU5fnnLoj#c-F4WaP9qkF","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Claudette","url":"https://daily.dev/claudette","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--XETtmu2---/f_auto/v1768495176/avatars/avatar_kHOkBMuMUz4W1VBvtNmLd?_a=BAMAMiiu0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}}],"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://daily.dev/squads/engineeringleadership","name":"Engineering Leadership"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Engineering Leadership","item":"https://daily.dev/squads/engineeringleadership"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"🧠 10 engineering terms that will make you think like a senior"}]} ```