:black magic: n. A technique that works, though nobody really
understands why. More obscure than {voodoo programming}, which
may be done by cookbook. Compare also {black art}, {deep
magic}, and {magic number} (sense 2).
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
understands why. More obscure than {voodoo programming}, which
may be done by cookbook. Compare also {black art}, {deep
magic}, and {magic number} (sense 2).
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- black magic n.
[common] A technique that works, though
nobody really understands why.
More obscure than voodoo programming, which may be... - voodoo programming: [from George Bush's "voodoo economics"] n.
The use by guess or cookbook of an {obscure} or {hairy}... - voodoo programming n.
[from George Bush's "voodoo
economics"] 1.
The use by guess or cookbook of an obscure or hairy... - magic: adj. 1. As yet unexplained, or too complicated to explain;
compare {automagically} and (Arthur C.) Clarke's Third... - black art: n. A collection of arcane, unpublished, and (by
implication) mostly ad-hoc techniques developed for a particular
application or systems area (compare {black magic}).
VLSI design and compiler code optimization were... - deep magic n.
[poss. from C. S. Lewis's "Narnia"
books] An awesomely arcane technique central to a program or
system,
esp. one neither generally published nor available... - deep magic: [poss. from C. S. Lewis's "Narnia" books] n.
An awesomely arcane technique central to a program... - hex: n. 1. Short for {{hexadecimal}}, base 16. 2. A 6-pack
of anything (compare {quad},
sense 2). Neither usage has anything to do with... - heavy wizardry: n. Code or designs that trade on a particularly
intimate knowledge or experience of a particular operating system
or language or complex application interface.
Distinguished from {deep magic}, which trades more...
