English Dictionary: Programming | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Programming | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
programming n. 1. The art of debugging a blank sheet of paper (or, in these days of on-line editing, the art of debugging an empty file). "Bloody instructions which, being taught, return to plague their inventor" ("Macbeth", Act 1, Scene 7) 2. A pastime similar to banging one's head against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward. 3. The most fun you can have with your clothes on. 4. The least fun you can have with your clothes off. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
programming 1. The art of debugging a blank sheet of paper (or, in these days of on-line editing, the art of debugging an empty file). 2. A pastime similar to banging one's head against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward. 3. The most fun you can have with your clothes on (although clothes are not mandatory). [{Jargon File}] (2003-02-12) |