atw: Re: Ah well it's Friday. What bugs me is....


> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter G. Martin
> Sent: Friday, 26 May 2006 3:38 PM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Ah well it's Friday. What bugs me is....
> 
> Some of the effects of programming languages on everyday language bug me
> from time to time.
> 
> For example, I need a new document filter to process stuff from software
> developers when they start talking about conditional applications of ...
> well, things....
> 
> You know you're dealing with programmers when you see someone keep using
> "functionality" as though it's a real word, but.....
> 
> Ever noticed, though, that when you see an IF, it's invariably followed by
> "THEN" as a form of punctuation ?
> 
> You know a programmer wrote it.    They just can't help themselves....
> 
> That, and the use of the future tense because they took it from the
> Functional Specs...   which specify functions.
> 

They would have taken it from the requirement specifications where that
specification maps what will be. The FS is the final version of the RS
converted to cover what is.

Chris.

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