it's only BS lately though. Developers have always referred to applications as "apps". Or

at least since I've been involved in IT (early 90s)

Posted By: Steve in Holland on March 4th 2010 at 13:05:01

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"demolishing the walled garden" (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 4, 12:42:46
- We built one for E&Y last year. (General Chat) - tudders, Mar 4, 13:18:29
- That's a foo yare old in my industry (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 4, 12:50:06
  - ah (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 4, 12:55:32
    - I could go on about that one, but basically the reason it even exists is (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 4, 13:01:06
      - so how does the iPhone help shove the internet down your throat? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 4, 13:11:57
        
        Better interface with a web browser than the previous handsets had (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 4, 13:23:06
        
        that makes sense (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 4, 13:35:06
    - "applications" (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 4, 12:57:43
      - "apps" is b s (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 4, 12:58:11
        
        indeed (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 4, 13:01:17
        
        it's only BS lately though. Developers have always referred to applications as "apps". Or (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 4, 13:05:01
        
        Well tehy shouldn't, it's crass (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 4, 13:05:46
        
        do you understand what the phrase 'demolishing the walled garden' is about? (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 4, 13:11:30
        
        Nope. I understand very little (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 4, 13:14:04
        
        me neither (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Mar 4, 13:13:36
        
        i need a boffin to explain it (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 4, 13:16:52
        
        I dont get why they dont just say what they are on about, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Mar 4, 13:19:19
        
        Well imagine if Apple DIDN'T restrict you to iTunes and the App Store (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 4, 13:25:50
        
        right, ok. (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Mar 4, 13:30:40
        
        I'm having one of those days (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 4, 13:22:54
        
        Gave up worrying about that years ago. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 4, 13:26:12
        
        I first had the feeling c 1988 (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 4, 13:28:45
        
        Don't forget to take your Tom Tom (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 4, 13:29:36
- bs? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 4, 12:44:30
  - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 4, 12:56:26
  - lol (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Mar 4, 12:44:48
    - It's only March, but that's a good contender for poty. (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Mar 4, 12:55:51
      - poty? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 4, 12:58:35
        
        it's a fla (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 4, 13:02:08
- What is it meant to mean? (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Mar 4, 12:44:30
- Can you demolish a garden? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Mar 4, 12:44:13
  - Yup. You can demolish the Blue Peter garden, for example. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Mar 4, 13:26:29
    - Yep, and shit in the pond. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 4, 13:42:40
  - they've demolished the war memorial gardens in the fine city of nodge (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 4, 13:12:55
  - They're clearly streamlining the phrase "demolish the walls of the walled garden" (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Mar 4, 12:47:24

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