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Re:Paredit mnemonics for slurping and barfing Lisp symbolic ... by thewakalix on Saturday March 12, 2022 @07:21AM (#30650881)
Congratulations, you came up with a programming verb that’s even more disgusting than “squelch”.
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Re:Paredit mnemonics for slurping and barfing Lisp symbolic ... by casion on Saturday March 12, 2022 @08:10AM (#30651094)
Came up with? Slurp/Barf are _at least_ ~35 years old. Possibly more?
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Re:Paredit mnemonics for slurping and barfing Lisp symbolic ... by charcircuit on Saturday March 12, 2022 @09:41AM (#30651684)
That doesn't make those terms any less disgusting to use.
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Re:Paredit mnemonics for slurping and barfing Lisp symbolic ... by shakna on Saturday March 12, 2022 @07:50PM (#30656721)
Squelch is a disgusting verb? Is this one of those "I can't stand the word moist" things?
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