Re: What is Foo ??

[Darryl Wagoner]

Hi,   Others may know the history more than I, but "FOO", "BAR" or "FOOBAR" is old Unix slang for generic anything.  I don't remember the history, but I bet someone does.   -- Darryl Wagoner - WA1GON ICOMS Software Architect 603-598-6500 x929 Get paid for Surfing http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=JEO-590   -----Original Message----- From: A mailing list for discussion about Sun Microsystem's Java Servlet API Technology. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Arnaud D Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 5:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: <dumb question ?> What is Foo ?? What is the term Foo ??? I see it all over the place, in most examples : setFoo() getFoo(), Foo.class , import java.foo.* ??   Is it a generic term used in examples like someone would say MyClass or myMethod ? Or am I just passing next to a very important concept ??   This might be a stupid question, but hey, like you never said anything dumb !!   Thanx for answering me, not knowing won't make me a worse programmer (?) nor an insomniac, but i don't want to die ignoring this!   Regards, Arnaud D