On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:14:15 -0700, Scoots <bs*******@traxcorp.comwrote:
A lot of times code doesn't work... erm... quite right.
it comes from a military term and I'm sure you can find the
explaination...
When most people use 'foo' or 'bar', they do so without the subtext
"this code is fucked up beyond all recognition". 'Foo' is, at least
today, a neutral word. That's part of the point: to have a completely
neutral, content-free placeholder name.
/Jorgen
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