A Couple of Random Things
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Ynir,May 2 2005, 09:13 AM Wrote:I think that "random" is programmer slang for code that doesn't work predictably, or processes that aren't well organized.

I read that the term originated at Microsoft.  :lol:
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Close! MIT, but it's a common hackerism:

http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/R/random.html

Disclaimer: I am in no way for the hours you may lose to browsing the Jargon File, aka The Hacker's Dictionary.

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A Couple of Random Things - by Mirajj - 05-01-2005, 12:35 AM
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