[Tfug] OT: Hacker Slang

[Jim Secan]

At 10:58 AM 12/02/03 -0700, TR wrote:
>> 9) kluge
>used    Clever, either/both an elegant solution or an ugly hack to some
>problem.

Odd, I've never seen/used this as anything but a derogatory comment,
perhaps with a twinge of "but there's no other choice."  Not that I haven't
generated my share of kluges - these typically arise when there's no time
for elegance, or even testing.

Jim
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