Does anyone else pronounce their code?
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PaulowniaK wrote:
"#" is read "hash" anyway, isn't it? How else would you read it?
Those damnable yankees tent to call it a "Pound Sign"
PaulowniaK wrote:
I say "star" for "*". I don't know if that's programmer speech or normal speech.
It's speech for people who can't pronounce axteris axtericks astrix the real word
PaulowniaK wrote:
my non-programming friend looked at me blankly.
I find this to be the case - often when I haven't even said anything.
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_Maxxx_ wrote:
Those damnable yankees tent to call it a "Pound Sign"
Eh? :wtf: So what do they call a "real" pound sign then!? (Sorry, I have a Japanese keyboard that doesn't actually have a pound sign!)
_Maxxx_ wrote:
I find this to be the case - often when I haven't even said anything.
:laugh:
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...
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TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
The ones that get most folks are bang and hash (! and #). I say those a lot.
For some unknown reason, the common word for "!" was "Oink" at school... "#" is read "hash" anyway, isn't it? How else would you read it? I say "star" for "*". I don't know if that's programmer speech or normal speech. On a slightly different note, I tried to explain something that changed according to a counter integer. I said "for the Nth item, do this" sort of thing and my non-programming friend looked at me blankly. Maybe it's because I used to be a Matlab person, but I didn't realise that "N" isn't considered a global counter... And the fact that non-programmers (non-mathematicians, I suppose) don't understand the concept of variables... ... ... :doh:
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...
PaulowniaK wrote:
"#" is read "hash" anyway, isn't it? How else would you read it?
Sharp. ;P
Will Rogers never met me.
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For ("") I say brotes. For " I say kwat (that's html markup). Also, I say caugh-pay for ©. I don't know why. The ones that get most folks are bang and hash (! and #). I say those a lot. I say git and lit for greater and less than. I add an "ee" to the end if it's "greater or equal to" because "gitee" is easier to say. Mostly, things like this I just say in my head, but they sneak into my outside voice every now and then and people look at me all weird like. It may also be the underwear on my head, but who knows? My Latest: How quickly is the Government spending your money? Tech blog: They Call me Mister James
A few I tend to use: " are rabbit's ears ' is a rabbit's ear (singlular) \ is slosh I don't think that these are particularly Australian, probably more to do with my age. And # is definitely hash. You should leave the pound sign for the British currency symbol (which probably can't be reliably reproduced here).
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_Maxxx_ wrote:
Those damnable yankees tent to call it a "Pound Sign"
Eh? :wtf: So what do they call a "real" pound sign then!? (Sorry, I have a Japanese keyboard that doesn't actually have a pound sign!)
_Maxxx_ wrote:
I find this to be the case - often when I haven't even said anything.
:laugh:
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...
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We were taught (back in the day!) to use "Pling" for "!" - I still think it sounds nicer than "Bang". or, let me rephrase that We were taught oback back in the day bang cloback to use brotesPling for brotes bang hiff I still think it sounds nicer than brotes Bang dot
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lol. nice ;) One I just noticed I do is 'winky' when I type ; and 'face' when I type ). I hope that one doesn't spread :laugh: My Latest: How quickly is the Government spending your money? Tech blog: They Call me Mister James
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Reminds me of a computer teacher I had in middle school or high school (she taught typing, use of Microsoft Word, basic stuff like that). She would pronounce "www" as "double you [pause] double you [pause] double you". Nowadays, I usually just omit the "www" or say "dub dub dub".
I once heard someone say 'hot potato triple dub' for http://www Yes, I wanted to smack them, too ... X|
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PaulowniaK wrote:
"#" is read "hash" anyway, isn't it? How else would you read it?
Sharp. ;P
Will Rogers never met me.
Roger Wright wrote:
PaulowniaK wrote:
"#" is read "hash" anyway, isn't it? How else would you read it?
Sharp. ;-P
Exactly! Beat me to it! Unless you program in C-Hash ... :laugh:
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TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
The ones that get most folks are bang and hash (! and #). I say those a lot.
For some unknown reason, the common word for "!" was "Oink" at school... "#" is read "hash" anyway, isn't it? How else would you read it? I say "star" for "*". I don't know if that's programmer speech or normal speech. On a slightly different note, I tried to explain something that changed according to a counter integer. I said "for the Nth item, do this" sort of thing and my non-programming friend looked at me blankly. Maybe it's because I used to be a Matlab person, but I didn't realise that "N" isn't considered a global counter... And the fact that non-programmers (non-mathematicians, I suppose) don't understand the concept of variables... ... ... :doh:
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...
PaulowniaK wrote:
TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
The ones that get most folks are bang and hash (! and #). I say those a lot.
For some unknown reason, the common word for "!" was "Oink" at school...
"#" is read "hash" anyway, isn't it? How else would you read it?
I say "star" for "*". I don't know if that's programmer speech or normal speech.
And here I thought I was alone. :) ! = bang # = pound (yes, I'm from the north) ^ = hat * = splat | = pipe One guy I work with refers to the \ symbol as a "whack". Of course, he's just nuts. This DOES bring to mind the classic skit by Victor Borge and his "phonetic punctuation" routines. Still makes me laugh until my sides hurt!
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Reminds me of a computer teacher I had in middle school or high school (she taught typing, use of Microsoft Word, basic stuff like that). She would pronounce "www" as "double you [pause] double you [pause] double you". Nowadays, I usually just omit the "www" or say "dub dub dub".
I say "woof woof woof" for that one. Or sometimes just "wuh wuh wuh". Most of the time, I just omit it.
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I try to stick with Dr. Daniels, and he mostly affirms my thoughts. :cool: My Latest: How quickly is the Government spending your money? Tech blog: They Call me Mister James
Perhaps you should see Dr. Walker, he's got a much better background.
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No, but oddly enough I speak my name (in my mind) when I sign my signature. /ravi
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Doesn't everyone?
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Luc Pattyn wrote:
Dr.Dobb's doesn't count
and hasn't for a long, long time. The last time Dr. Dobb's was worthwhile was back in the 90's.
Software Zen:
delete this;I still have a stack of Dr. Dobbs Journals from the '90s. I haven't renewed my subscription since then. I'm curious, is it that bad now? I pronounce bang, hash, and ampersand and read the others by the names they are called. I don't make up names though.
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I still have a stack of Dr. Dobbs Journals from the '90s. I haven't renewed my subscription since then. I'm curious, is it that bad now? I pronounce bang, hash, and ampersand and read the others by the names they are called. I don't make up names though.
Keith.Badeau wrote:
I'm curious, is it that bad now?
I had a subscription back in the 90's. It was generally useful then. Not too long before they dumped their print version, I had a 'free' subscription for a while. The articles were short, poorly written, and usually a thinly-veiled advertisement. They've continued with an online-only version. I've not paid serious attention to it.
Software Zen:
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Keith.Badeau wrote:
I'm curious, is it that bad now?
I had a subscription back in the 90's. It was generally useful then. Not too long before they dumped their print version, I had a 'free' subscription for a while. The articles were short, poorly written, and usually a thinly-veiled advertisement. They've continued with an online-only version. I've not paid serious attention to it.
Software Zen:
delete this;Thanks for the info. I just ordered a subscription to "Visual Studio Magazine". I also get "Computer World" but it is aimed more at IT and the business end than anything else. I've been contemplating getting a sub to "MSDN Magazine" but I'm on the fence. There is just too much garbage out there to sort through.
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TheyCallMeMrJames wrote:
For " I say kwat (that's html markup). Also, I say caugh-pay for ©. I don't know why.
Because you have a speech defect perhaps.
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That was the first thing that popped into my head when I read it but I didn't say it. Not a very nice thing to say. It could just be a heavy accent.
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_Maxxx_ wrote:
Those damnable yankees tent to call it a "Pound Sign"
Eh? :wtf: So what do they call a "real" pound sign then!? (Sorry, I have a Japanese keyboard that doesn't actually have a pound sign!)
_Maxxx_ wrote:
I find this to be the case - often when I haven't even said anything.
:laugh:
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...
In the US we don't use the pound sign that often so when you say "pound" a hash is what we would interpret it as.
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Thanks for the info. I just ordered a subscription to "Visual Studio Magazine". I also get "Computer World" but it is aimed more at IT and the business end than anything else. I've been contemplating getting a sub to "MSDN Magazine" but I'm on the fence. There is just too much garbage out there to sort through.
Frankly, the most useful source of information for me is... wait for it... The Code Project[^]. MSDN magazine might be useful is you're always using the bleeding edge of Microsoft technologies and doing line of business applications. Chances are if you're doing that, you're already an MSDN member, and you get the magazine for free anyway. For almost anything else, MSDN doesn't really cover it. There's almost no native-mode coverage, no C++, etc.
Software Zen:
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Frankly, the most useful source of information for me is... wait for it... The Code Project[^]. MSDN magazine might be useful is you're always using the bleeding edge of Microsoft technologies and doing line of business applications. Chances are if you're doing that, you're already an MSDN member, and you get the magazine for free anyway. For almost anything else, MSDN doesn't really cover it. There's almost no native-mode coverage, no C++, etc.
Software Zen:
delete this;I hate to admit it but I try to keep up with the latest Microsoft technologies. As much as everyone loves to hate Microsoft they supply the majority of computers today with their software. I personally like much of what they make, if I find it doesn't work for me I usually can find something in the OpenSource community. Media Player lacks the codecs to run most video formats so I use VLC, which is great. Their technologies, on the other hand, seem to be their answer to another technology. Take Silverlight/Flash, even the .NET Framework I think was basically a knockoff of the Java Runtime. Some of them are pretty good but others are just awful and this just my opinion so I'm not going to say which. And yes, I can get the MSDN magazine for free; I'm on the fence about ordering it because I'm tired of sorting through their junk.