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Subject: Re: What is your favorite variable name? - was: Re: [nodejs] Re: what
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What is the origin of foo/bar?

I read in an old Software Development mag (from the past century ;-) that
they are related to navy jargon.

Something like : free object on board all reassured

Is it true?

Angel "Java" Lopez
from Argentina

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 4:23 PM, Mark Hahn <m...@hahnca.com> wrote:

> foo, bar and especially fubar.
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What is the origin of foo/bar?<div><br></div><div>I read in an old Software=
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argon.</div><div><br></div><div>Something like : free object on board all r=
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<div><br></div><div>Is it true?</div><div><br></div><div>Angel &quot;Java&q=
uot; Lopez</div><div>from Argentina<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mo=
n, Dec 19, 2011 at 4:23 PM, Mark Hahn <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mail=
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<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">foo, bar and=A0especially=A0fubar.<div><div>=
</div><div class=3D"h5"><div>=A0</div>

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