I won't bore you with the entire history, our so-called "war on fun", and the trouble with popularity. Although it is somewhat borderline in terms of learning, and I didn't personally vote to delete it, I tend to agree that it was correctly deleted. That's why it was eventually deleted by experienced Stack Overflow community members. I suppose you could argue that reading through all those responses would teach you something about programming, but it was pretty clear that the bulk of the responses were far more about laughs and GTKY (Getting to Know You) than learning.
It's an opinion survey, a poll, a List of X. Is this even a question, really? How many answers does it have?Ī question that invites 386 different "answers" isn't a question at all.
This question serves in the spirit of communication among programmers through sharing of terminology with each other, to benefit us by its propagation within our own teams and environments. Write your programming term, word or phrase in bold text followed by an explanation, citation and/or usage example so we can use it in appropriate context.ĭon't repeat common jargon already ingrained in the programming culture like: kludge, automagically, cruft, etc. have heard others repeat it)? It might be within your own team, workplace or garnered greater popularity on the Internet. What programming terms have you coined that have taken off in your own circles (i.e. It isn't always a pleasant process, but it is, unfortunately, a necessary one if you want to survive.Ĭonsider this question from two years ago: New programming jargon you coined? It's primarily a defense mechanism, an immune system of the sort a child develops after first entering school or daycare and being exposed to the wide, wide world of everyday sneezes and coughs with the occasional meningitis outbreak. Stack Overflow – like most online communities I've studied – naturally trends toward increased strictness over time.
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