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Nicely explained. On a side note, I noticed with deep satisfaction that “git” is used as some kind of curse in the land of Lisp.
by tempodox 9y ago
Nicely explained.
On a side note, I noticed with deep satisfaction that “git” is used as some kind of curse in the land of Lisp.
- ISL 9y agoIt's unclear if it is a curse or a deity. Could be both.
- tsm 9y agoLinus Torvalds: "I'm an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself. First Linux, now git."
- cestith 9y agogit: (noun) an unpleasant or contemptible person
- bitwize 9y ago"Git" in British slang roughly means "jerk". See also Linus's joke about naming software after himself, mentioned elsewhere in thread. The Monkees had a song called "Randy Scouse Git" (after a catchphrase from the britcom 'Til Death Do Us Part) the title of which was considered so vulgar in the UK that they had to release the song there under an alternative title (I think they actually used "Alternative Title").