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Re: Why's it a sandbox?
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Paul Sander |
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Re: Why's it a sandbox? |
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Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:03:12 -0700 |
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>On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 05:28:28PM -0400, Jim.Hyslop wrote:
>> <OT rant>
>> Why do people call these "sandboxes"? I'm a professional software developer,
>> not a kid playing in the sand.
>> </OT rant>
>Hehehe...I think "sandbox" is a cool term and never thought of it as
>at all demeaning. "Sandpit," on the other hand, quickly made me think
>maybe someone was trying to be politically correct or something.
>Personally, I much prefer "sandbox" over an overzealous attempt to be
>PC any day. :-)
And then there are sandboxes of the house cat variety...
That's why some people call them "playpens" instead. :-)
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