Comments on: And since you enjoyed that post so much, here’s a phrase really bugging me recently http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2007/10/08/and-since-you-enjoyed-that-post-so-much-heres-a-phrase-really-bugging-me-recently/ The occasional brainshot Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:34:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: K http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2007/10/08/and-since-you-enjoyed-that-post-so-much-heres-a-phrase-really-bugging-me-recently/#comment-25851 K Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:59:47 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2007/10/08/and-since-you-enjoyed-that-post-so-much-heres-a-phrase-really-bugging-me-recently/#comment-25851 What does it mean? What does it mean?

]]> By: spinn http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2007/10/08/and-since-you-enjoyed-that-post-so-much-heres-a-phrase-really-bugging-me-recently/#comment-25863 spinn Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:10:39 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2007/10/08/and-since-you-enjoyed-that-post-so-much-heres-a-phrase-really-bugging-me-recently/#comment-25863 It's a programmer phrase. Best I can figure, it means making the syntax of code nicer. Bet there's a geek dictionary with it, let's see... Oh. Or, Wikipedia: Syntactic sugar is a term coined by Peter J. Landin for additions to the syntax of a computer language that do not affect its functionality but make it "sweeter" for humans to use. ergh. It's just such a clunky phrase, though. I hateses it. It’s a programmer phrase. Best I can figure, it means making the syntax of code nicer. Bet there’s a geek dictionary with it, let’s see…

Oh. Or, Wikipedia: Syntactic sugar is a term coined by Peter J. Landin for additions to the syntax of a computer language that do not affect its functionality but make it “sweeter” for humans to use.

ergh. It’s just such a clunky phrase, though. I hateses it.

]]> By: K http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2007/10/08/and-since-you-enjoyed-that-post-so-much-heres-a-phrase-really-bugging-me-recently/#comment-25870 K Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:44:29 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2007/10/08/and-since-you-enjoyed-that-post-so-much-heres-a-phrase-really-bugging-me-recently/#comment-25870 Ahh. You should make something up that's just as geeky, like "Bandwidthy goodness". Ahh. You should make something up that’s just as geeky, like “Bandwidthy goodness”.

]]> By: Blitzkreig http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2007/10/08/and-since-you-enjoyed-that-post-so-much-heres-a-phrase-really-bugging-me-recently/#comment-25871 Blitzkreig Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:41:37 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2007/10/08/and-since-you-enjoyed-that-post-so-much-heres-a-phrase-really-bugging-me-recently/#comment-25871 Programmer poison sounds like it'd be better for some of these term-coiners to absorb into their system. Programmer poison sounds like it’d be better for some of these term-coiners to absorb into their system.

]]> By: wuxia otter http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2007/10/08/and-since-you-enjoyed-that-post-so-much-heres-a-phrase-really-bugging-me-recently/#comment-26021 wuxia otter Sat, 13 Oct 2007 03:35:51 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2007/10/08/and-since-you-enjoyed-that-post-so-much-heres-a-phrase-really-bugging-me-recently/#comment-26021 Yeah, the phrase is pretty silly, but list comprehensions still rock. Yeah, the phrase is pretty silly, but list comprehensions still rock.

]]> By: k.a http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2007/10/08/and-since-you-enjoyed-that-post-so-much-heres-a-phrase-really-bugging-me-recently/#comment-26114 k.a Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:07:34 +0000 http://www.spinnwebe.com/wp/2007/10/08/and-since-you-enjoyed-that-post-so-much-heres-a-phrase-really-bugging-me-recently/#comment-26114 And here I thought it was the generic name for Splenda. And here I thought it was the generic name for Splenda.

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