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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: GROK THIS!
Message-ID: <9046@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 2 Dec 88 17:24:00 GMT
References: <0XZeQod38k-0MSz0V7@andrew.cmu.edu>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) )
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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Bruce:	Hidden routines named "hack" in software packages, examples in
	documentation with names like "frodo" and other stuff like like
	drive me nuts.

Therapist:	Why do you feel such names drive you nuts?

The idea being that under normal circumstances one would not feel like
that about a moderate exhibition of a sense of fun.  DEC used to have
example names in their user documentation like FOO.BAR; some people
appreciated the sense of humor and others started a campaign to stamp
out all use of "foo".