On 30/01/2009, at 9:49 AM, James Byrne wrote:
Pardon my ignorance, but exactly what does _fu mean WRT Ruby plugins,
gems and such?
I have run across this suffix a number of times in Ruby and Rails,
always in connection with some add-on or extension. In the original
context that I encountered '_fu' I inferred that it probably stood for
file upload. However, its widespread use in other contexts evidently
disproves this interpretation. So, does it have a meaning? Does it
derive from the foo in foobar? Does it stand for functional update?
Or,
is it an obscure cultural reference to Ruby's Japanese origins?
I figure it means "skill", and originates from "kung-fu". So
attachment_fu would be implying "strong attachment skills". Also, I've
heard people say things like "My <something> fu is better than yours."
At least, that's my interpretation...
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