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When I started to learn programming (by myself), I had a really hard time understanding what foo and bar were and what they meant in various tutorials and blogs
by thiht 2y ago
When I started to learn programming (by myself), I had a really hard time understanding what foo and bar were and what they meant in various tutorials and blogs. I was already trying to learn the syntax and programming concepts, throwing some unknowns words in the mix did NOT help. For some time I thought foo had special meaning in PHP, or that it meant something in English (not my first language, and I was much less proficient in English at ~14 than I am today).
Using foo bar baz qux is lazy when you can easily find countless examples.
- Dylan16807 2y agoIf they used 'thing' and 'stuff' would you be happier? A B C? What would you suggest as a generic variable name? > Using foo bar baz qux is lazy when you can easily find countless examples. Countless examples of what?
- thiht 2y ago> If they used 'thing' and 'stuff' would you be happier? A B C? Yes to both. > Countless examples of what? Anything illustrative. Like libraries/books, cars, whatever. Anything is better than foo/bar