its all fooey to me
--- Milt Epstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Miranda Pearce wrote:
>
> > Yes, foo is a generic placeholder name. Check out
> this explanation from
> > whatis.com:
> >
> > http://www.whatis.com/foo.htm
>
> Some may consider this off-topic, but some may say
> that "foo" is
> relevant to all computer-related topics :-).
>
> I think the above explanation is incomplete. I
> realize that it's not
> necessarily 100% agreed upon as to where foo came
> from, but what I
> have heard is more along these lines.
>
> Note that another "placecholder"/"nonsense syllable"
> commonly used in
> computer circles is "bar", and that in fact you'll
> often see "foo" and
> "bar" used together. The story goes that they are
> derived from an old
> military term "fubar" which stands for "fucked up
> beyond all
> repair/recognition" (similar to "snafu" which stands
> for "situation
> normal, all fucked up"). At some point, "fubar"
> became "foo" and
> "bar".
>
> FWIW, the first place I came across the usage of
> "foo" and "bar" (and
> their cousin, "baz", but don't ask me how that fits
> into the picture :-)
> was in my articifical intelligence courses in grad
> school.
>
> Take it for what you will :-).
>
>
> > -----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
> >
>
> Milt Epstein
> Research Programmer
> Software/Systems Development Group
> Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
> University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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