Compiler
a tool for adding an exciting amount of uncertainty to
the size, speed and correctness of a program
-- Glossary of Software Engineering Terms
a tool for adding an exciting amount of uncertainty to
the size, speed and correctness of a program
-- Glossary of Software Engineering Terms
Related:
- Debugger
a tool that substitutes afterthought for forethought
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Glossary of Software Engineering... - User
a harmless drudge
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Glossary of Software Engineering... - Formal verification
the construction of an incorrect proof isomorphic
to an incorrect program
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Glossary of Software Engineering... - Function point analysis
cost modelling a program by what it won't do,
rather than by how big it won't be -- Glossary of... - Computer human interface
the means by which the program conditions the user
into never trying all the things that don't work
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Glossary of Software Engineering... - Design
the activity of preparing for a design review
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Glossary of Software Engineering... - Total quality management
a way of teaching your managers five words of Japanese,
without any risk that they will acquire an equivalent... - Requirements engineering
convincing the customer to want what you think you can build
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Glossary of Software Engineering... - Programmer
one who is too lacking in people skills
to be a software engineer
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Glossary of Software Engineering...
From the same category:
- William K. Smith: "Wait,
my uncle Ted can drive you home... - The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan
values and ends is the source of all religious fanaticism... - Why? Why!
because I laugh... - On the difference between political life and academic life:]
In Washington,
it's dog eat dog. In academia, it's exactly the opposite... - Senseless massacre and carnage?
Where do I sign up...
