:wish list: n. A list of desired features or bug fixes that probably
won't get done for a long time, usually because the person
responsible for the code is too busy or can't think of a clean way
to do it. "OK, I'll add automatic filename completion to the wish
list for the new interface." Compare {tick-list features}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
won't get done for a long time, usually because the person
responsible for the code is too busy or can't think of a clean way
to do it. "OK, I'll add automatic filename completion to the wish
list for the new interface." Compare {tick-list features}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- wish list: n. A list of desired features or bug fixes that probably
won't get done for a long time,
usually because the person responsible for the code... - tick-list features: [Acorn Computers] n. Features in software or
hardware that customers insist on but never use (calculators in
desktop TSRs and that sort of thing).
The American equivalent would be `checklist features'... - FAQ list: /F-A-Q list/ or /fak list/ [USENET] n. Syn {FAQ},
sense 2. -- The AI Hackers... - My wish list is
wanting... - gang bang: n. The use of large numbers of loosely coupled
programmers in an attempt to wedge a great many features into a
product in a short time.
Though there have been memorable gang bangs (e.g... - cons: /konz/ or /kons/ [from LISP] 1. vt. To add a new element
to a specified list,
esp. at the top. "OK, cons picking a replacement... - 1. That's the way we've always done it around here.
2. I'm so busy, I just forgot. 3. It didn't appear... - tick-list features n.
[Acorn Computers] Features in
software or hardware that customers insist on but never use
(calculators in desktop TSRs and that sort of thing).
The American equivalent would be `checklist features'... - freeze: v. To lock an evolving software distribution or document
against changes so it can be released with some hope of stability.
Carries the strong implication that the item in question...
