Barbie slides into the cubicle, becomes a computer software engineer

It only took 126 career hops -- the first one being a soulless teen model -- for Barbie to land a job as a computer software engineer. All we know now is that she has a dual monitor setup and a picture of Ken at her cubicle. Oh, and she uses Linux on the world's smallest netbook.

Computer Software Engineer Barbie

[Hitman Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:11AM]

@MegaWatts
That's why we had the "Introduce your Engineering friend to a girl day" earlier today. Sex ratio in Computer science departments around the US is a terrible shame...

[sonicyoof Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:14AM]

@MegaWatts

What's not funny is WHY there aren't many female software engineers at your school. Some would even blame awesome role models like Barbie for this.

Of course, comments like the one a few below don't help at all, either:
"Someone was thinking. Get the girls used to computers early and they shall accept even more nerds into their sexual comfort zone."

[Dshark Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:07AM]

Someone was thinking. Get the girls used to computers early and they shall accept even more nerds into their sexual comfort zone.

[KGB Posted Feb 15th 2010 2:28AM]

@Dshark

10 year olds have a facebook page of their own now days. How much earlier do you want them to start their addiction of internet whoring?

[Mysterius Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:07AM]

Could I have a Bennett Halverson doll instead?

[supadude Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:08AM]

lol I love how this portrays the views of barbie designers on software engineers.

[NeoDarkSaver Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:12AM]

and this is on engadget because...? lol

[sonicyoof Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:14AM]

@NeoDarkSaver

...she's a software engineer. Not that hard to figure out, is it?

[paplay Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:21AM]

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[paplay Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:23AM]

oops i meant
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[NetNewsercom Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:24AM]

That is so sexist. Why is her cubicle so much larger than mine? I'm gonna have to get the union to investigate.

[TareG Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:26AM]

Barbie is a PC.

Cool.

[Sparky Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:33AM]

Her cell phone does not have a touch screen.

[TwistedD Posted Feb 15th 2010 2:03AM]

@Sparky She can't use Capacitive so there isn't much point.

[bigcow05 Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:33AM]

Go reddit!!!!!

http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/aobsa/vote_for_barbie_to_be_a_computer_engineer/

[pcdsim Posted Feb 15th 2010 12:55AM]

iJustine Barbie?

[Yankfan81 Posted Feb 15th 2010 1:19AM]

Slow news day huh engadget?

[michaspi Posted Feb 15th 2010 1:28AM]

MATH CLASS IS TOUGH

[pavelgr Posted Feb 15th 2010 1:37AM]

I'm barbie girl, in a PC world ...

[KGB Posted Feb 15th 2010 1:59AM]

@pavelgr

Life in plastic, it's fantastic!

[Spiky haired boy Posted Feb 15th 2010 2:41AM]

They need to make a sewage inspector Barbie now...

[D9W Posted Feb 15th 2010 4:42AM]

I Think a better head line would have been: “Barbie Turns down FOX News Blond Anchor Job for Computer Software Engineer – Barbie is quoted as saying ‘I think Computer Engineering is better representative of what women all over the world can do, then being a exploited blond talking airhead on some news channel.’”

[GGG Posted Feb 15th 2010 4:52AM]

Wow, she writes her programs in binary code, that's even more hardcore than Assembler!

[ArhcAngel Posted Feb 15th 2010 10:42AM]

@(Unverified)

Awww...memories

Getting the latest issue of Pet/Commodore magazine and opening to the back page to key in the latest binary program. Too bad I didn't have any storage media back then ;(

Oops! lost power. Time to key the program back in. Good Times!

[smnbss Posted Feb 15th 2010 5:15AM]

she looks more a call centre girl than a computer software engineer :)

[Reisa Posted Feb 15th 2010 6:57AM]

Can't anyone playing with a Barbie already "make" her a computer programmer? Isn't playing with a doll supposed to inspire creativity? Just take a regular barbie and sit her in front of a keyboard. QED.

[binarymoot Posted Feb 15th 2010 7:33AM]

OMG... My GF is on Engadget!!! Thank goodness she had her 63 6c 65 61 6e 20 75 6e 64 65 72 77 65 61 72 on when they took the picture (she prefers Hex but will do Binary when she has to :-)

[NXTwoThou Posted Feb 15th 2010 9:04AM]

Cool, the cubicle is real sized! Who says they aren't getting more realistic with their toys?

[Joonyaboy Posted Feb 15th 2010 9:47AM]

She's got a Palm Pre

[tmonk Posted Feb 15th 2010 10:46AM]

Surely they could have waited for #128

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[TIMMAH Posted Feb 15th 2010 11:33PM]

So where's the nerds that are hanging out in her cube all day?