Problem:
Your need to make a point in an article, e-mail, or other written communication and you want to sum the concept up in a form that everyone in your industry will immediately understand.
Solution:
Use a phrase which has been used before. These phrases have a long history in ComputerScience:
- EverythingIsa foo
- LambdaTheUltimate foo
- Foo ConsideredHarmful
- Foo ForDummies
- You get Foo ForFree
- Foo IsEvil
- Foo
Pros:
Collegues will immediately recognize your opinion without reading your whole argument.
Cons:
Collegues will immediately recognize your opinion without reading your whole argument.
See also QuotingNotThinking