One word mentioned here that I absolutely loathe seeing in jobs descriptions is "nerd". I don't get why we all think "nerd" has anything to do with software en

One word mentioned here that I absolutely loathe seeing in jobs descriptions is "nerd". I don't get why we all think "nerd" has anything to do with software engineering or the workforce in general. Is it "nerdy" to work 9-5 and juggle office politics and meetings, etc? What's "nerdy" about needing to write lots and lots of error-reporting, exception-catching, type assertions, etc etc? "Nerd" is almost always a way of signaling that you like people who like specific cultural fixtures like Star Wars and Start Trek or comic book movies whatever else. And there's just no real reason to have that in a job description unless you're LucasFilm. You'll never achieve a diverse workforce if you're actively trying to field people who like all the same unimportant pop culture things you do.