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
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
Imposter syndrome: the subjective belief that you are not as competent as others perceive you to be.
FUD: Fear, Uncertainty, and DoubtA tactic to undermine a competitor by using negative or false information.
Boketto: The act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking about anything specific (Japanese).
Commiserative: Feeling or expressing sympathy, pity or compassion.
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
Password hygiene is important – we all know that. We know about the importance of POPI and GDPR. But this week I discovered some problems when I tried to improve my password hygiene.
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
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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