'''Problem:''' Your need to make a point in an article, e-mail, or other written communication and you want to sum the concept up in a form that everyone in your industry will immediately understand. '''Solution:''' Use a phrase which has been used before. These phrases have a long history in ComputerScience: * EverythingIsa ''foo'' * LambdaTheUltimate ''foo'' * ''Foo'' ConsideredHarmful * ''Foo'' ForDummies * You get ''Foo'' ForFree * ''Foo'' I''''''sEvil * Foo '''Pros:''' Collegues will immediately recognize your opinion without reading your whole argument. '''Cons:''' Collegues will immediately recognize your opinion without reading your whole argument. ---- See also QuotingNotThinking ---- CategoryAntiPattern