RSS BotMB to Lobste.rsEnglish · 2 months agoWhy do we call it "boilerplate code?" (2022)buttondown.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareMrsDoyle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoFun fact: the word cliché also comes from typesetting - common words and phrases were preset. Apparently the word was coined by French typesetters, for the sound the slug made as it was snicked into place.
Fun fact: the word cliché also comes from typesetting - common words and phrases were preset. Apparently the word was coined by French typesetters, for the sound the slug made as it was snicked into place.