On Tue, Sep 04, 2001 at 08:43:02PM -0700, Craig Dickson wrote: > Eric G. Miller wrote: > > > > but this practice is strongly deprecated. > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Hell does that mean? > > > > Webster's Ninth Collegiate Dictionary has this to say... > > > > dep-re-cate 1. to express mild or regretful disapproval of 2. > > DEPRECIATE > > > > I "strongly mildly dissapprove" of that quoting convention! Huh? > > Karsten is using the word as it is commonly used among computer > professionals. When some previously-common (or even not so common) > practice or standard is superseded and no longer recommended, it is said > to be "deprecated". One often sees a phrase such as "strongly deprecated" > in reference to something that is not merely no longer recommended, but > actively discouraged or considered a Very Bad Thing.
Well, I understand the meaning of deprecated. And I understand it's usage in technology. The point was, "deprecate" should not be used in the context where a stonger term is appropriate as it means "mild disapproval". It ranks with phrases like "pretty ugly"... Oh, hell! Nevermind... -- Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
