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  • A Agent__007

    RickZeeland wrote:

    I always had problems with people saying SEQUEL instead of SQL

    Same here. I have also seen people saying LINQ as LINQUEUE. :doh: But unlike SEQUEL I doubt I will ever get used to this sickness.

    You have just been Sharapova'd.

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    Lost User
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    met any of the "see hash" or "see hex" mob yet? heck even had a "see hex symbol" (together with some demented finger waggling) once. thus far luckily never met a "see hashtag" or "see pound" looser yet, but gonna bet they do exist.

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    • A Agent__007

      RickZeeland wrote:

      I always had problems with people saying SEQUEL instead of SQL

      Same here. I have also seen people saying LINQ as LINQUEUE. :doh: But unlike SEQUEL I doubt I will ever get used to this sickness.

      You have just been Sharapova'd.

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      dan sh
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      How to write hello world in C hash.net using LINQueue to Sequel?

      "It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]

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      • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

        Why not display area?, why real estate at all. We're not talking acres or hectares!

        I do all my own stunts, but never intentionally! JaxCoder.com

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        MarkTJohnson
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        Looking at the latest phones, I'm not so sure.

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        • R RickZeeland

          I think you should just go with the flow, it's hard to change commonly used jargon. I always had problems with people saying SEQUEL instead of SQL, but I stopped bothering ... :-\

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          Lost User
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          If they were consequent in the pronunciation of abbreviations, they'd call the continent the "UI".

          Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^] "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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          • P PeejayAdams

            RickZeeland wrote:

            I always had problems with people saying SEQUEL instead of SQL, but I stopped bothering ...

            Yes, that drove me bonkers for a year or two, too, but I've got used to it over time.

            Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain

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            honey the codewitch
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            i call it sequel just to make people mad at me.

            When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

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            • H honey the codewitch

              i call it sequel just to make people mad at me.

              When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

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              PeejayAdams
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              I'm actually a bit inconsistent on it, I'll generally say: SQL T-SQL SEQUEL SERVER

              Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain

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              • C CodeWraith
                1. Sequels usually suck. 2) SQL reminds me more of 'squeal' than of 'sequel'. 3) Mickeysoft often makes me feel like squealing. So let's more adequately call it a squeal server and give it our squeal of approval.

                I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.

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                Rick York
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                I always call it squeal. It seems far more appropriate to me.

                "They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"

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                • P PeejayAdams

                  I'm actually a bit inconsistent on it, I'll generally say: SQL T-SQL SEQUEL SERVER

                  Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain

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                  honey the codewitch
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                  I used to work next door to the microsoft SQL team devs and how they pronounced it varied. I figure if they don't care enough to get after each other about it, neither should I. Still, I wonder how the former sybase folks feel about it.

                  When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

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                  • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

                    Those use SEQUEL probably old or learned from old... As today I do not meet anyone using that form anymore...

                    "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge". Stephen Hawking, 1942- 2018

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                    honey the codewitch
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                    i'm old now? sheesh

                    When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

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                    • N Nand32

                      I see the UX guys use this term frequently. Why not just call it "visual estate" or "virtual estate" For example: We need to consider the available visual-estate for the widget. instead of saying, We need to consider the available screen real estate for the widget.

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                      KarstenK
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                      Sound more important. It is a "bullsh*t" game ... :rolleyes:

                      Press F1 for help or google it. Greetings from Germany

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                      • R RickZeeland

                        I think you should just go with the flow, it's hard to change commonly used jargon. I always had problems with people saying SEQUEL instead of SQL, but I stopped bothering ... :-\

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                        Mycroft Holmes
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                        I'm a bastard, I call it squirrel and yep it annoys the crap out of some :laugh:

                        Never underestimate the power of human stupidity - RAH I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP

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                        • D dan sh

                          How to write hello world in C hash.net using LINQueue to Sequel?

                          "It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]

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                          Nand32
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                          :laugh:

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                          • A Agent__007

                            RickZeeland wrote:

                            I always had problems with people saying SEQUEL instead of SQL

                            Same here. I have also seen people saying LINQ as LINQUEUE. :doh: But unlike SEQUEL I doubt I will ever get used to this sickness.

                            You have just been Sharapova'd.

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                            Member 11005478
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                            Is it not a nice little play on words: SQL ("SEQUEL") = Seek Well?

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                            • H honey the codewitch

                              i call it sequel just to make people mad at me.

                              When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.

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                              Spoon Of Doom
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                              It works!

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                              • N Nand32

                                I see the UX guys use this term frequently. Why not just call it "visual estate" or "virtual estate" For example: We need to consider the available visual-estate for the widget. instead of saying, We need to consider the available screen real estate for the widget.

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                                Caslen
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                                Why not call it 'the screen'?

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                                • C Caslen

                                  Why not call it 'the screen'?

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                                  Abbas A Ali
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                                  Caslen wrote:

                                  Why not call it 'the screen'?

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                                  • N Nand32

                                    I see the UX guys use this term frequently. Why not just call it "visual estate" or "virtual estate" For example: We need to consider the available visual-estate for the widget. instead of saying, We need to consider the available screen real estate for the widget.

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                                    Gary Wheeler
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                                    **<pedantic>** As UI builders, we have to communicate with users. The first step in that communication is using vocabulary they understand. Most people understand the term real estate to mean a space with designated boundaries. It's therefore not much of a stretch to use screen real estate to refer to areas on the screen. Software developers who don't develop UI have a long, vicious tradition of using terminology that confuses users in a pathetic attempt to boost their own flaccid egos. **</pedantic>**

                                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                                    • N Nand32

                                      I see the UX guys use this term frequently. Why not just call it "visual estate" or "virtual estate" For example: We need to consider the available visual-estate for the widget. instead of saying, We need to consider the available screen real estate for the widget.

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                                      englebart
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                                      Just say "pixels" or "square pixels" or "pixels squared"?

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                                      • D dan sh

                                        How to write hello world in C hash.net using LINQueue to Sequel?

                                        "It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]

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                                        KLPounds
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                                        Can you return the result as a Jayson object.. (or is it J-Sahn??)

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                                        • N Nand32

                                          I see the UX guys use this term frequently. Why not just call it "visual estate" or "virtual estate" For example: We need to consider the available visual-estate for the widget. instead of saying, We need to consider the available screen real estate for the widget.

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                                          agolddog
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                                          Because those terms are even more pretentious?

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