Foo Infusion

A periodic infusion of foo from the world of a junior developer

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

This piece is crazy funny. Just the thing to get me through a dreary wednesday afternoon. Thank you so much fullduplex.org.

foo: jargon /foo/ (jargon file)

interj. Term of disgust.
[very common] Used very generally as a sample name for absolutely anything, esp. programs and files (esp. scratch files).
First on the standard list of metasyntactic variables used in syntax examples. See also bar, baz, qux, quux, garply, waldo, fred, plugh, xyzzy, thud.

infusion: n. (in-'fyÃ¼-zh&n) (wikipedia)

An infusion is a beverage made by steeping a flavoring substance in hot or boiling water. Infusions include coffee, tea and tisanes. Infusions can also be made in another substance, such as alcohol or vinegar, instead of water.
In medicine an infusion is a treatment in which a patient is attached to a device (a drip) that constantly delivers a liquid into the bloodstream. See route of administration for some further details.
In other contexts, an infusion can mean the introduction of a modifying quality or element. Thus it could be used to describe the addition of new subject matter into a curriculum, or the addition of talented individuals into an organization.