Does your software developer write English (or your chosen language) well?

samstephens · 08-31-2009, 12:04 AM

Just saw this in a description for some reasonably well known (and free) software:

"This will only have an effect on the requiredness of the attributes..."

Yes, "requiredness". It could almost pass for a real word!

However it does describe the requiredinization of certain attributes well, I suppose...

Due to my odd sense of humour, I do find this pretty funny, bit it's also a reminder for those people who hire programmers to write software who may not speak the intended language as well as you'd like: it's a good idea to proof read all of the docs and descriptions before final payment!

cheers
Sam

CDarklock · 08-31-2009, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by samstephens

Yes, "requiredness". It could almost pass for a real word!

It is a real word, if you're a software developer.

https://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoc..._getfldreq.htm

The requiredness of fields and parameters is part of the normal technical vocabulary for object-oriented programmers of the Grady Booch school.

samstephens · 08-31-2009, 02:29 AM

Well I am actually a software developer, but I guess I must have missed that in my dev dictionary!

Or maybe it's because I don't program in VBScript and Perl?

Either way, interesting! I've learned a new word! And in that case, I'm laying claim to coining the term "requiredinization" as listed in my original post.

And "requiredinizationing", which is the performance of making an act required.

cheers
Sam

seasoned · 08-31-2009, 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDarklock

It is a real word, if you're a software developer.

https://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infoc..._getfldreq.htm

The requiredness of fields and parameters is part of the normal technical vocabulary for object-oriented programmers of the Grady Booch school.

No it ISN'T! Sam brings up a good point. I would bet the "developer" in question is from India. They figure that because they were a British colony, and some of them got by in "english", that they speak English. They then teach others that pidgin, and it gets ingrained. THAT is what led to titles like:

Amazon.com: Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary...
BTW that is not an affiliate link.

Anyway, that complicates matters for English speakers and means you have to go through text and polish it up, or it may reflect badly on the site.

Steve

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samstephens DLGuard.com War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Central Coast, Australia Posts: 6,199 Thanks: 67 Thanked 257 Times in 117 Posts Social Networking	Re: Does your software developer write English (or your chosen language) well? Well I am actually a software developer, but I guess I must have missed that in my dev dictionary! Or maybe it's because I don't program in VBScript and Perl? Either way, interesting! I've learned a new word! And in that case, I'm laying claim to coining the term "requiredinization" as listed in my original post. And "requiredinizationing", which is the performance of making an act required. cheers Sam
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