This is why I used to fight this "shorthand" whenever I encountered it. The shorthand almost always stops being shorthand and becomes the speaker or author's ac

This is why I used to fight this "shorthand" whenever I encountered it. The shorthand almost always stops being shorthand and becomes the speaker or author's actual beliefs regarding the systems. Disciplined, careful use of language matters. But I'm so crestfallen and pessimistic about the future of software and software engineering now that I have stopped fighting that battle.