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I completely agree. I don't understand why foo and bar are so prevalent. Not only are you trying to describe something abstract (computer code), you are now add
by conover 17y ago
I completely agree. I don't understand why foo and bar are so prevalent. Not only are you trying to describe something abstract (computer code), you are now adding another layer of human language abstraction on top of it. In many cases why not use a simple scenario people can relate to rather than foo and bar.
- fr0sty 17y agofoo and bar are the Lorem Ipsum of code. They let you look at the flow without getting caught up in certain details. You look at 'for', 'while', 'if', and other operators more closely when the identifiers are place-holders.