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What is WAI? I searched for “WAI” by itself and with “Facebook” and got nothing useful. You’re the only person using this acronym and no one else seems to be re
by dsacco 9y ago
What is WAI? I searched for “WAI” by itself and with “Facebook” and got nothing useful. You’re the only person using this acronym and no one else seems to be responding to it; do you mind clarifying it?
- chadcatlett 9y agoI believe they are referring to "works as intended".
- drewm1980 9y agoI feel old every time I have to look something like this up on urban dictionary.
- chatmasta 9y agoThis happens a lot on HN. Personally I don’t mind it, but it is problematic for discussion. I enjoy the puzzle of guessing acronyms based on context. Apparently it’s part of my MBTI personality type... and I think I got this one right as “working as intended,” but I only have the context in this case because I share the OP’s opinion on the matter at hand. That illustrates the problem that using unidentifiable acronyms limits discussion by constraining your audience to those who already agree with you or share your expertise.
- ucaetano 9y agoSure, my apologies! WAI = working as intended. That is a common reason for closing a bug report, for example. Sometimes known as "that's not a bug, it's a feature".