:enhancement: n. {Marketroid}-speak for a bug {fix}. This abuse
of language is a popular and time-tested way to turn incompetence
into increased revenue. A hacker being ironic would instead call
the fix a {feature} --- or perhaps save some effort by declaring
the bug itself to be a feature.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
of language is a popular and time-tested way to turn incompetence
into increased revenue. A hacker being ironic would instead call
the fix a {feature} --- or perhaps save some effort by declaring
the bug itself to be a feature.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- enhancement n.
Common marketroid-speak for a bug
fix.
This abuse of language is a popular and time-tested... - It's not a bug, it's not a feature,
it's an ENHANCEMENT... - workaround: n. 1. A temporary {kluge} used to bypass,
mask, or otherwise avoid a {bug} or {misfeature}... - feature n.
1. [common] A good property or behavior (as
of a program).
Whether it was intended or not is immaterial. 2... - green lightning: [IBM] n. 1. Apparently random flashing streaks on
the face of 3278-9 terminals while a new symbol set is being
downloaded.
This hardware bug was left deliberately unfixed, as... - That's not a bug, that's a feature!: The {canonical} first
parry in a debate about a purported bug.
The complainant, if unconvinced, is likely to retort... - bug n.
An unwanted and unintended property of a program or
piece of hardware,
esp. one that causes it to malfunction. Antonym... - hysterical reasons: (also `hysterical raisins') n. A variant on
the stock phrase "for historical reasons",
indicating specifically that something must be done... - 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...
From the same category:
- a fortune in
radioactive... - Are you making this up as you go
along... - define BITCOUNT(x) (((BX_(x)+(BX_(x)>>4)) & 0x0F0F0F0F) % 255)
#define BX_(x) ((x) -
(((x)>>1)&0x77777777) \ - (((x)>>2)&0x33333333)... - No one loves the man whom he
fears. --... - WF: Wait
...
