Timeline for What can be used as formal euphemism of "hack"?
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| Jan 14, 2015 at 11:20 | comment | added | Steve Jessop | @Jens: to me, "hot fix" means a change applied directly to the running (hot) production server. It suggests that the change isn't yet part of the primary maintenance cycle for the product, but doesn't suggest that the fix is in itself unorthodox or suboptimal, just that it's been distributed or applied that way (to get ahead of the regular release cycle, for example). Of course, some hotfixes are themselves also hacks! | |
| Jan 14, 2015 at 7:26 | comment | added | Jens | Also: hot fix; some companies offer this as a first aid for trouble with their product until a real fix is provided. | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 16:56 | comment | added | clabacchio | It means exactly what I want to say, but I find it a bit informal | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 11:13 | comment | added | Denis de Bernardy | Alternatively: "Quick and dirty fix" (or quick and dirty patch) | |
| Jan 13, 2015 at 10:17 | history | answered | Jens | CC BY-SA 3.0 |