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Re:More Students Are Turning Away from College and Toward Ap... by pacaro on Saturday March 18, 2023 @05:47PM (#35213420)
I've done a bit of both so to speak. I studied History and Philosophy of Science as an undergrad, but have worked as self taught software engineer for nearly 30 years.

I don't think that jargon is created to confuse or obfuscate, most likely the opposite. My favorite example is in sailing. Every functional part of a sailboat has a name, because precise communication between crew can be critical and saying "pull the rope, no the other one, no the other other one" doesn't help. But telling a non sailer to tighten a jib sheet seems unnecessarily persnickety.

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Re:More Students Are Turning Away from College and Toward Ap... by WalterBright on Saturday March 18, 2023 @08:48PM (#35214797)
> But telling a non sailer to tighten a jib sheet seems unnecessarily persnickety.

Not to me. I enjoy learning things like that.

I enjoyed watching the "Power" TV series not just for the plot, but for the colorful street jargon. For example: "I'll dime you" means I'll call you on the phone.

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