Gordaen’s Blog

Every job affects the way you communicate. After a while, you don’t really realize your special lingo or the alternate meanings that words and sayings acquire. Here’s a list of ten phrases/words that web developers interpret differently from other occupations.

“Checkout the trunk”
Web Developer: “Using svn, right?”
Zoologist: “Yeah, that’s an amazing elephant!”

“That back end is hideous”
Web Developer: “But it works and the front end looks good anyway.”
Pimp: “She ain’t worth my time!”

“This has ten tags!”
Web Developer: “So? Folksonomic tagging is more relevant than categorization.”
Mattress Salesperson: “It’s illegal for us to cut any of them even though the customers hate them.”

“Refresh”
Web Developer: “Well if IE actually knew how to properly manage cache…”
Deli Worker: “What do you mean? It’s either fresh or it isn’t!”

“Empty your cache”
Web Developer: “Server-side or client-side?”
College Student: “Already did. Damned tuition bills…”

“That’s a beefy server”
Web Developer: “It’s about time we upgraded.”
Restaurant Worker: “I bet he gets stuck in the door to the kitchen.”

“OOP”
Web Developer: “Oh great, here comes another procedural vs. OO argument.”
Non-programmers: “What did you screw up this time?”

“It’s freezing”
Web Developer: “Quit testing the beta version of that browser.”
Meteorologist: “And we can expect this weather to continue for the rest of the week.”

“F1″
Web Developer: “I assume that’s for help, but I have never needed it.”
Car Enthusiast: “Now that’s a real motorsport. Forget this NASCAR crap!”

“Did you hear about the new Opera?”
Web Developer: “Yeah, the rendering seems to be much faster.”
Millionaire: “Of course, I had front-row seats, but I did not attend because my limo driver was ill.”