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It's a British-ism for "used in actual practice, rather than academically/theoretically" https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/in-anger https://d
by mlsu 3y ago
It's a British-ism for "used in actual practice, rather than academically/theoretically"
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/in-anger https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/in-anger
- crazygringo 3y agoAh thank you -- as an American I've never come across that expression my whole life!
- btilly 3y agoI wasn't aware of this as a British/American thing. As a programmer, it is just a phrase that I picked up because other programmers used it and I liked it. And yes. I'm an American.
- tonyarkles 3y agoYeah I'm pretty sure I picked it up on HN :) Am Canadian.
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