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Re: The bodge and it's use in Technic Construction
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 11 Apr 2001 04:57:28 GMT
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Jennifer Clark <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> writes:
> bob sardelli wrote:
> > If I understand correctly, sounds like what we (in USA) call a "kludge".
> > Although in a less technical (read "non-computer geek") context we might say
> > its was a jury-rigged or jack-legged solution.
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> More or less, but I think "kludge" carries more negative connotations than
> "bodge"; a bodge is generally thought of as a clever workaround (although still
> a workaround), whereas "kludge" seems to imply an ugly or inelegant solution
> that will cause problems either now or at a later date.
That depends on whether you're the hacker implementing the kludge or
the manager tolerating it.
Actually, "hack" might be closer (at least within certain circles) in
meaning than "kludge".
--Bill.
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William R Ward hermit@bayview.com http://www.bayview.com/~hermit/
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