FOOBAR vs FUBAR

From: Doug Salot <doug_at_blinkenlights.com>
Date: Thu Oct 5 16:26:11 2000

On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Chuck McManis wrote:

> For anyone who has taught computer science the utility is clear, you need a
> non-specific name to indicate a specific instance of a something and FOO is
> as good as any, the three names used at USC were FOO, BAR, and BLETCH.

That's USC for you; everybody knows the three canonical names are foo,
bar, and baz.

-- Doug
Received on Thu Oct 05 2000 - 16:26:11 BST