As far as it's use in programming, can anyone remember who first started
using it? I think the first I can remember is in Brian Kernighan and Dennis
Ritchie's C Programming in the 70's.
> Yes, foo is a generic placeholder name. Check out this
> explanation from
> whatis.com:
>
> http://www.whatis.com/foo.htm
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arnaud D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 2:28 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
>
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