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Meta: is "The Swiss Army Knife of $Something" the new "$Something for humans" ? I really hate these phrases as they technically can be put in front of almost an
by ignaloidas 7y ago
Meta: is "The Swiss Army Knife of $Something" the new "$Something for humans" ? I really hate these phrases as they technically can be put in front of almost anything and stay semi-accurate, but not give any additional information, besides being marketing-speak
- eitland 7y agoIt is not new :-) > "Perl is the Swiss Army chainsaw of scripting languages" - https://www.perl.com/pub/2000/10/begperl1.html/ https://www.perl.com/pub/2000/10/begperl1.html/ > > Doug Sheppard, 2000-10-16 (Earliest quote I could find in three minutes.)
- textfiles 7y agoI chose the phrasing because I deemed it accurate for the situation. This script has multiple functions and does a number of distinct things well depending on how it is invoked.
- NikkiA 7y agoBe grateful it's not 'a pragmatic internet tool' or something.