Missed the opportunity to include "garbage" in the list of default words for that graph... 5 times as frequent as the next runner up, "crap".
Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
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Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#42Theory: the shift towards lesser swearwords is a sign of corporatization, making the linux source a soulless bland hellscape of confirmity.
I have never worked on a big corporation. But I find interesting about corporations forbidding swearwords in code. I mean, the people responsible for forbidding swearwords rarely read code. And if they read code with any frequency and are somewhat proficient at it, most likely they have their own list of swearwords.
Also we should look to add more keywords to programming languages that trigger naïve filters. I'm all in for another era of broken censorship to poke fun at the people who know nothing, but always have an opinion.
Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#43Pretty sure 99% of these are gonna be in the drivers and direct hardware interaction bits.
Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#44The decline in serious profanity is especially disappointing given that Linus is a Finn. I have Finnish friends and they have explained to me that at least half the core vocabulary is swearing.
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#46I am particularly interested in the rapid and steady growth of "garbage", among rubbish, trash and junk. What does this indicate? An evolution of English?
The GPU access ring buffer aka GARB is expired after a set duration i.e. when garb_age exceeds the garb_age_dump value.
Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#47Missed the opportunity to include "garbage" in the list of default words for that graph... 5 times as frequent as the next runner up, "crap".
But what if somebody implemented garbage collection?
Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#48Theory: the shift towards lesser swearwords is a sign of corporatization, making the linux source a soulless bland hellscape of confirmity.
Hopefully in a few decades the last of the people who think that using respectful discourse means no fun can be had will be gone and we can stop rehashing these threads. You're contributing to something that runs on billions of devices across the world and is maintained by people around the world of all types. If you can't describe your code, your reasons, and your notes politely, do better.
There are two types of people: the ones that write the code, find the bugs (including hardware ones), find the bad design decisions (including the ones they wrote themselves)... and the ones that complain that they found a swearword in the source code they never see because compilation step.
Or as they say in the army: do, lead, or get out of the way.
Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#49I am particularly interested in the rapid and steady growth of "garbage", among rubbish, trash and junk. What does this indicate? An evolution of English?
A mindless grep. It's probably picking up the massive amount of effort that has gone into link-time garbage collection, and socket inflight garbage, and so many, many others.
Re: Occurences of swearing in the Linux kernel source code over time
#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you implying that the ban has something to do with blandness and conformity?
edmin is a newly created account with one comment. Their comment is typical of a Russian troll starting a new account. ('Poor Russian victims' etc.). You can waste time ridiculing them, though I just ignore.
whatever floats your boat