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		dmd 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions? Yes, that's in the second paragraph of the article.

debo_ 5 months ago [–]

I took this to be a pun on "decimal" and "connecting the dots" but perhaps I'm just wired to see puns where they weren't necessarily intended.

dotancohen 5 months ago | [–]

  > I'm just wired to see puns where they weren't necessarily intended.

I guess it keeps you grounded. Shocking how that works.

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