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It comes from the expression "fired in anger," which meant using a weapon in the heat of battle, i.e., that the weapon was battle tested.
by AlexCoventry 6y ago
It comes from the expression "fired in anger," which meant using a weapon in the heat of battle, i.e., that the weapon was battle tested.
- boomboomsubban 6y agoAhh, I thought they harbored some ill will towards the project. Thanks.
- andrewem 6y agoI’ve seen people (entirely in computing contexts) say “used in anger” but never knew the derivation. See eg https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/fire_in_anger#Verb https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/fire_in_anger#Verb