Why do people think this is a compliment?! 
&quot;You&#x27;re way too hot to be an engineer,&quot; said a man in the lift of her block of flats when she wore a T-shirt from program-sharing service Github.
An awkward attempt at flattery, perhaps?
&quot;It definitely was not a compliment,&quot; she countered.
&quot;I was dumbfounded. What do you say to something like that?