Definition of architecture astronaut

architecture astronaut

noun

• a person who over-designs technical solutions, especially related to programming.

  What should have been a 5-line function was turned into a 10-class monstrosity by my architecture astronaut boss.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Jun 19 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 19 2010.

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