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  • \$\begingroup\$ -0.1 Use foobar, the spelling you used has some... unintended connotations. \$\endgroup\$
    – wizzwizz4
    Commented Dec 12, 2015 at 9:27
  • \$\begingroup\$ @wizzwizz4 I'm pretty sure "foobar" is just "fubar" prettied up to avoid censors. That's why I tend to avoid it in programming examples. \$\endgroup\$
    – jpmc26
    Commented Feb 15, 2016 at 7:17
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    \$\begingroup\$ @jpmc26 It actually has a long and distinguished history, going through an MIT model trains group, being popularised in a programming book before being incorporated into documentation, then being brought into popular culture. I'm pretty sure it's a coincidence. \$\endgroup\$
    – wizzwizz4
    Commented Feb 15, 2016 at 9:04
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    \$\begingroup\$ Both "boring ideas" are invalid because the user code isn't actually executed. (The "interesting idea" seems to be valid, though) \$\endgroup\$ Commented Aug 31, 2019 at 17:43