On 02/06/04 07:45, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

PS: I see this term 'foo' 'bar' in many programming books, what is the
etymology of this?

It is derived from a technical acronym FUBAR - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Up Beyond All Repair (or Recognition). 'foo', 'bar' is just a play on the original acronym - A joke forever obsorbed into common usage.


Randy.

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