Re: Offensive variable names [was: Cool down ...]
On Monday 12 July 2021 12:55:27 James H. H. Lampert wrote:
> I know people who associate the time-honored metasyntactic "foobar"
> with the military slang acronym FUBAR.
>
> --
> JHHL
I've used them interchangeably for 80+ years, and I'll do it till I miss
roll call. That particular slang was probably in use before Alexander
opened his library, probably said first in latin, by one of his shield
makers about a shield brought in for repairs in Constantinople
Cheers, Gene Heskett
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