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As a small anecdote, it took me maybe half a decade of casual programming to realize that “yield” is an actual English word, with an actual meaning, used in rea
by dgellow 5y ago
As a small anecdote, it took me maybe half a decade of casual programming to realize that “yield” is an actual English word, with an actual meaning, used in real conversations, and not just a weird “programming language keyword”.
I always assumed it was just a random keyword for a programming concept. Same for “thread” by the way (also took me a while to understand how to pronounce it as I only read it).
- pm90 5y agoFascinating, I had the same problem. Programming/CS became a lot more fun when I realized that the keywords and design patterns weren’t “just words” but were inspired by some “real world” phenomena.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y agoFor me it was "deprecate", which my non-tech acquaintances didn't think was a word (they thought I meant depreciate).
- hoseja 5y agoWait, those are both words? I sort of assumed the second one is a misspelling.
- bradrn 5y agoThey mean completely different things: > depreciate. to reduce the purchasing value of (money) > deprecate. Computers. to cease supporting or recommending the use of (older elements, features, or versions of software) (Source: dictionary.com)