Joachim Sauer

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I read code, I write code, I like code.

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Oct 12	comment	Origin/reason for the “hit by a bus” phrase I've learned about it as the "truck factor" and I suspect that the phrase been coined in some book about project management (possibly about software project management specifically, but I'm not sure).
Oct 12	comment	Antonym of “suspend” as in “Suspend a user account” @RegDwightѬſ道: I don't have any documentation about it being wrong (and that's probably part of the problem), but I've never seen it used outside of a technical discussion (where many terms are pre- and post-fixed without much thought) and can't find any "official" documentation of the word at the moment.
Oct 12	comment	Can omitting -ly suffix of an adverb cause ambiguity? A frequently quoted example about adverb/adjective confusion that can cause a difference in meaning is "He did well" vs. "He did good.". The latter can be interpreted as meaning "He did a good deed."
Oct 12	revised	What does the noun “lucker” mean? formatting
Oct 12	suggested	suggested edit on What does the noun “lucker” mean?
Oct 12	comment	Antonym of “suspend” as in “Suspend a user account” It might be a bit ugly and possibly even wrong, but it's definitely very clear in what it means: unsuspend.
Oct 11	comment	Will my audience understand the phrase “lead time”? Also: software developers are usually good at groking the meaning of a word from context: if the rest of the sentence gives a few hints at what it could mean, then you should be golden.
Oct 6	awarded	Enlightened
Oct 6	awarded	Mortarboard
Oct 6	awarded	Nice Answer
Oct 6	awarded	Nice Answer
Oct 6	revised	“Obvious” vs. “Evident” added 4 characters in body
Oct 6	revised	Stop being so pedantic. Your (what noun?) has no place here deleted 9 characters in body
Oct 6	answered	Stop being so pedantic. Your (what noun?) has no place here
Oct 6	answered	“Obvious” vs. “Evident”
Oct 5	comment	Capitalisation of domain names and URLs As a software developer I find that using PascalCase like in this question enhances readability if the domain name is made up of multiple words. I don't know if this is true for non-programmers as well, 'though.
Oct 3	comment	A word encompassing both an IP address and the port used? @Unreason: the URI syntax (parts of which are visualized here) is defined in RFC 2396. Actually, reading that RFC, it becomes clear that the Authority contains the user information (i.e. username + password, if they are encoded in the URI). That means the image above is wrong.
Oct 3	comment	A word encompassing both an IP address and the port used? It should be noted that this is a highly technical term and this specific meaning is only known in a technical context (granted: so are "host" and "port", but they are slightly more well-known).
Sep 21	comment	Just how offensive are the terms “retarded” and “gay”? "There are plenty of insults which are direct, and don't hurt other people.": We definitely need a list of those!
Sep 21	comment	Use of “memory” @Unreason: I simply don't expect #2 to use a passive phrasing, I'd expect that to be written "He has lost his memory.".