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Name your favorite jargon for internet or developer-related phenomena

stereobooster on August 24, 2018

I have two examples on my mind Gatekeeping When someone takes it upon themselves to decide who does or does not have access or rights ...

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Patrick Tingen • Aug 26 '18

I love the term Goldplating. That's when you keep on adding fantastic features rust no one will use. In my own pet project I have to keep an eye on myself and keep me from Goldplating. If I don't do it, who else will?

stereobooster • Aug 26 '18

Haven't heard this one. I know term polishing, it is when you try to remove all small bugs and imprecision in design and hold delivery. (Similar but not the same)

tux0r • Aug 25 '18

"Bullshit Bingo": when CEOs, ministers and marketing people talk about the internet. BLOCKCHAIN! CYBER!

stereobooster • Aug 25 '18

I haven't heard this one

stereobooster • Nov 3 '18

yak shaving

Any seemingly pointless activity which is actually necessary to solve a problem which solves a problem which, several levels of recursion later, solves the real problem you're working on.
-- catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/Y/yak-sh...

Also see yakshav.es/the-patron-saint-of-yak...