Yet another

Among programmers, yet another is an idiomatic qualifier in the name of a computer program, organisation, or event that is confessedly unoriginal.[1]

Stephen C. Johnson is credited with establishing the naming convention in the late 1970s when he named his compiler-compiler yacc (Yet Another Compiler-Compiler), since he felt there were already numerous compiler-compilers in circulation at the time.

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References

  1. ^ Tulsyan, Yash, ed (25 June 2011). "Yet Another". Jargon File. http://www.cosman246.com/jargon.html#Yet%20Another. Retrieved 28 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Gurnitsky, Joanna. "What Does 'Yahoo' Stand For?". Internet for Beginners. About.com. http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/internet101/f/yahoostory.htm. Retrieved 28 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "What does "Yandex" mean?". Frequently Asked Questions. Yandex. http://company.yandex.com/press_center/faq.xml. Retrieved 28 July 2011.