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> We don't have a word for it because we don't see it as overengineering, we see it simply as engineering ;) Haha! Yes, totally! No German engineer "overengine
by zmix 7y ago
> We don't have a word for it because we don't see it as overengineering, we see it simply as engineering ;)
Haha! Yes, totally! No German engineer "overengineers". Ever! It's called "refinement", "evolution" and "sophistication". There is no language to criticise engineers in a nation dominated by engineers (and businesspeople). ;)
- kaybe 7y agoThere is no 'underengineer' either though, is there?
- zmix 7y agoIf one would really want to name the two terms in question, one might say: * überentwickelt for overengineered (not really used) * unterentwickelt for underdeveloped (matches the word, even) "Unterentwickelt" is a term we do not use lightly, since it is a word we often used in elementary school to bully some kids, so that has that smell to it. (Usually you also add a howling sound to that word and give yourself a smack on your forehead ;))
- LargoLasskhyfv 7y agoWhen it's not 'hochwertig' und 'langlebig', dann ist es 'Schrott'.