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Seeking Computer Science Fokelore?

Posted by Cliff on from the stuff-you-might-want-to-bookmark dept.

Missing Bookmarks asks: "I accidentally deleted my bookmarks. I lost my 'Lore' folder, where I was collecting links to the classic folklore of the computer science subculture - things like Ken Thompson's Reflections on Trusting Trust, The Tanenbaum-Torvalds Debate, Dijkstra's Go To Statement Considered Harmful, and The Alice and Bob after-dinner speech. I don't need anything from The Jargon File (like The Story of Mel), because that stuff is obviously easy to find. I've listed all the things I could remember; please help me find the ones I've forgotten."

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  1. Well if this ISN'T Ask Google then what is it? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I bet Google will produce better hits than the motley crew of /.

    Plus you have the bonus of hitting porn sites you never knew that existed.

    I am mocking you ;)

  2. foLklore foLklore foLklore headline spelling error by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    The word is Folklore, as in the Lore of the Folk. Knowledge of the people.

    Part of the responsibility of being an editor is EDITING. You edit things. You recognize spelling and grammar errors, and you correct them. And if you lack the skills to do your job, you supplant them with mechanical skills, like spell-check.