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> A famous comic using the attempt of building a tree as the analogy of what is wrong in each part of the traditional development lifecycle The project in the
by justinlardinois 10y ago
> A famous comic using the attempt of building a tree as the analogy of what is wrong in each part of the traditional development lifecycle
The project in the comic actually appears to be building a tree swing. I'm sure this was just an oversight on the author's part but if anything it reinforces the point the comic is making.
- fagnerbrack 10y agoAuthor here. You are right, I did not know the name of the thing because English is not my primary language. Thanks for teaching me that, I have edited the picture caption to show the correct description of the image. Thanks!
- zachrose 10y agoI've never heard of a "tree swing" before, or any swing named after the thing it's hanging from. I would call the thing in the last panel a "tire swing." (Native English speaker, FWIW.)
- justinlardinois 10y agoYeah, it's worth noting that "tree swing" isn't a common idiom; I only meant a swing that's set up on a tree. I just didn't want to call it a "tire swing" though because it only took that form in one panel. Maybe "rope swing" would be the best name for it?
- inimino 10y agoIt's just a swing.
- justinlardinois 10y agoI'll take it.
- taneq 10y agoSo you're saying the term 'tree swing' is overengineered? ;)
- robbrown451 10y ago"Tree swing" seems fine to me (native speaker as well), the commonality of all pictures is it is a swing, set up in a tree (albeit incorrectly or poorly in many cases). If I google "tree swing" it is clear that this is not a particularly rare way to refer to this specific sort of swing.