When IT specialists talk about professional topics, it seems that they are speaking a foreign language. It's all about a lot of slang words and phrases, mostly taken from English.
If your child is a young programmer and you want to know what he's talking about, this article is for you.
So, here is a list of words and phrases that programmers often use in their speech.
Approve (from English approve)
Approval or approval of something (project or task).
Approving something means getting approval for it.
Attach (from English. attachment)
A file that is attached to the text of an email or message and sent with it.
Bug (from English. bug)
An error in the program. Debugging means looking for bugs in the code.
Ban (from English. ban)
Prohibition of use, restriction of the right to use the account, for example. To ban means to prohibit use, to restrict rights.
Broken
Unemployed. For example, a broken link is a link that displays the message “Page not found”.
Bot (from English. robot)
A program that contains algorithms for performing certain tasks and which automatically performs a number of functions, for example, answers users' questions, offering ready-made answers.
Validation (from English. validation)
The process of checking data for compliance and correctness.
Validation is needed to find or prevent errors and inconsistencies.
Hyde (from English. guide)
Manual or instruction manual.
Gamedev (from English. game development)
Video game development or a specialist who does it.
Engine
The main piece of software that performs the basic functions of a system or application.
Drop (from English. drop)
Refuse to participate in something, leave, quit working on the project.
Fill
Upload files to a server, website, or social media, for example.
Sew
To do something, to create something. For example, creating a new function means adding it.
To be registered
Register.
Hindu code
Complex and ornate code. In India, programmers are paid line by line for code, so they are cunning and write a lot of unnecessary stuff =)
Case (from English. case)
A specific task, situation, example, or project.
Community (from English. community)
A community of people who share common interests, goals and objectives.
Connect (from English. connect)
Establishing communication, communication process.
Crutch
A temporary solution to a problem or error that allows you to continue working without downtime.
Kripovo (from English. “creepy”)
Scary
Roll back (English translation. rollback)
Go back to the previous version.
Parse (from English. parsing)
Automatically collect and organize data.
Point (from English. point)
The main idea, the meaning.
Fix (from English. fix)
Correct bugs.
Save (from English. save)
Preserve.
Servak
A server.
Tasca (from English. task)
The challenge.
Team lead (from English. team lead, team leader)
Team leader.
Feedback (from English. feedback)
Feedback, comment, rating.
Feature (from English. feature)
A useful feature.
Check (from English. check)
Verify.
Cheryt (from English. “share”)
Share data by providing access to it.
Usability (from English. usability)
An indicator of how user-friendly the program is.
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