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Fragile?
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Re: Terminology
I find coming up with good names quite tricky at times. If I can't hit on a good name within a few minutes I tend to go for something unique that I can easily globally replace later on when the muse finally strikes. How about LeaderboardPositionDecay or something equally long and silly?
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There are two hard problems in computer science: naming things, cache invalidation, and off-by-one errors. 
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Re: Terminology
arthaey wrote:There are two hard problems in computer science: naming things, cache invalidation, and off-by-one errors.
Almost slipped by me. Good one
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arthaey wrote:There are two hard problems in computer science: naming things, cache invalidation, and off-by-one errors.
This is a valid Visual Basic array.
(Goes off to burn a VB manual.)
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I think we need a more detailed context here. Like in comparison to what? Is "transitory" or "temporary" not good enough? What other classes/categories are you using?
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Re: Terminology
I picked volatile, too.
Slippery, then.
Or unstable, but that's boring.
Slippery, then.
Or unstable, but that's boring.
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precarious
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