Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs’ secret sauce (source code)?

Re:Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs’ secret sauce (sou... by zandorg on Monday July 06, 2009 @02:06PM (#690112)

Codes? The plural for 'code' is 'code' not 'codes'!

I can't believe Reuters is talking like a warez kid.

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Re:Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs’ secret sauce (sou... by gjm11 on Monday July 06, 2009 @02:35PM (#690180)

I've quite frequently seen "codes" meaning "bits of code" in the context of numerical analysis. I think Reuters is talking like an academic scientist rather than like a warez kid.

(It makes me cringe too, though.)

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Re:Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs’ secret sauce (sou... by gaius on Tuesday July 07, 2009 @05:09AM (#691178)

Codes is the normal term in serious numerical computing. Fluid dynamics, finite element, etc people say this all the time.

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Re:Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs’ secret sauce (sou... by cvg on Monday July 06, 2009 @05:51PM (#690513)

Isn't this the British English version of code? I think I've seen it elsewhere in British press.

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Re:Did someone try to steal Goldman Sachs’ secret sauce (sou... by aka- on Tuesday July 07, 2009 @08:19AM (#691326)

I'm British and codes would be used for cryptographic codes or voucher codes, but not in programming. Files full of C++ are code, not codes.

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