[wplug] OT: Down Memory Lane

[Diana A. Clarion]

Duly bookmarked.

My favorite line:  "Real Programmers don't wear high-heeled shoes
[but then, you *never* know!]"

I *love* topical humor :o)

And yes, ESR is a dear.  Makes this dinosaur feel a little less lonely...

DAC

On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 06:28:16PM -0400, Chris Ott wrote:
> 
> Sorry to respond to my own message, but this reminded me of something. 
> First, just to back up my statement, you can go here:
> 
>     http://www.gshotts.com/HUMOR/realprogrammers.htm
> 
> and see that "strong typing is for weak minds."
> 
> Then, I have to ask: whatever happened to hacker terminology, like that 
> in the "Hacker's Dictionary"? It was certainly useful in the mid 80's, 
> when it seemed to reach its peak. Nowadays, I'm having trouble getting 
> my point across. I swear - if I have to define "kluge" one more time, 
> I'm going to scream and even "hack" has had its meaning so distorted 
> over time, it's not really usable, anymore.
> 
> Those of you who are too young to remember the Hacker's Dictionary can 
> go here to catch up:
> 
>     http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/
> 
> Lots of good historical data, too. It really was a different world, then.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
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