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For me, the problem wasn't only this, but also that RDP is already a well-known acronym for "Remote Desktop Protocol". One of my personal policies is to not in
by yalue 13y ago
For me, the problem wasn't only this, but also that RDP is already a well-known acronym for "Remote Desktop Protocol".
One of my personal policies is to not introduce any new acronyms in the work I do, and especially don't redefine ones that are already familiar in the programming field. Just come up with a proper descriptive name, even if it's slightly longer. Let the acronym follow once the name is already known.
- stcredzero 13y agoA friend of mine who worked at the EPA came from a culture where they liked to stomp on existing computer field acronyms. I even once worked on a big company system called IO.
- yalue 13y agoI developed my distaste for pointless acronyms after working at a large company that had little regard for sensible terminology and would tack acronyms onto everything. Plenty of acronyms not only conflicted with established acronyms in the field, but also with others within the same company. Seeing as how your friend worked for the EPA, maybe I shouldn't be surprised that this phenomenon often seems to surface within organizations whose name is typically given in the form of an acronym...