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"in anger" typically means for a real-world, serious project.
by jolux 6y ago
"in anger" typically means for a real-world, serious project.
- picodguyo 6y agoThanks, first encounter with this expression.
- chrisseaton 6y agoIs this a Britishism? I find Americans often are confused by it when I use it.
- swyx 6y agoi first heard about "in anger" from David Nolen, an American https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o01g6C7jWg&feature=emb_title https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o01g6C7jWg&feature=emb_titl...
- thom 6y agoI use it too much and it has caused consternation with both American and Egyptian colleagues. Not sure what to reprogram my brain to use because it’s pretty ingrained at this point.
- keithnz 6y agoI'm from New Zealand, so maybe! never knew it was not a thing in America.
- contextfree 6y agoAs an American I realize I've only ever encountered it (that I remember) in the context of software development libraries and tools.