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Why nobody understands us

Neologism: A new word, or a new meaning for an established word. Wikipedia defines “jargon” as the specialized terminology associated with a particular field. Every industry has its jargon. But the IT industry has taken jargon to such levels that our jargon has its own name: geek speak. This is why nobody understands

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Two posters side by side: Keep calm and carry on. Stay alive and avoid zombies.

Stay alive and avoid zombies

Indomitable: Cannot be subdued or overcome News reports last week used the word “insurrection” to describe the unrest in South Africa. That’s a scary word, with hints of civil war. It means to rise in open revolt against civil authority. Ordinary South Africans again proved their resilience and their ability

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Full stack and a word of the week

Obfuscation: The action of making something obscure, unclear or unintelligible. I had such fun with my last two words of the week that I decided to keep the theme today. (For the developers, now you know where the term “code obfuscation” comes from.) Recently someone asked me about the concept

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Tools, Skills and Excuses

If Lewis wasn’t such an outstanding Java lecturer, I’d want to hire him as a handyman. He enjoys DIY tasks, and does them with the same precision as he does everything else. (If you’ve attended one of his courses, you’ll know what I mean. I draw a vague shape on

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Halloween feet and the eighth time

Sometimes I feel that I do a lot of work, but I don’t make much progress. Part of that is lockdown. (Part of it is dealing with the MICT SETA, which means I really didn’t make much progress.) And part of it is the need to remember one of life’s

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