Comments on: Preannouncing a blog post : Top 5 software / IT terms ripe for abuse http://blog.dhananjaynene.com/2009/01/preannouncing-a-blog-post-top-5-software-it-terms-ripe-for-abuse/ Dhananjay Nene's opinions on software programming, design, architecture and the internet Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:58:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Shashi http://blog.dhananjaynene.com/2009/01/preannouncing-a-blog-post-top-5-software-it-terms-ripe-for-abuse/comment-page-1/#comment-3868 Shashi Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:35:37 +0000 http://blog.dhananjaynene.com/?p=428#comment-3868 Platform. Platform.

]]> By: Unmesh http://blog.dhananjaynene.com/2009/01/preannouncing-a-blog-post-top-5-software-it-terms-ripe-for-abuse/comment-page-1/#comment-3866 Unmesh Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:04:46 +0000 http://blog.dhananjaynene.com/?p=428#comment-3866 Allow me: 1. Web2.0: not sure why this term even became popular in the first place - but in my opinion has been the most widely used term by anyone who wanted to "conform". 2. AJAX: this term made it glamorous to use a technique that has been around for much longer. 3. Social Network: hmm... who would have thought that a basic human behavioral pattern would one day be so sought after by the technical community. 4. plugin: this one is almost become a fashionable term. You better have a plugin for something or else be subject to ridicule. Widget, Web Service, ... Allow me:
1. Web2.0: not sure why this term even became popular in the first place – but in my opinion has been the most widely used term by anyone who wanted to “conform”.

2. AJAX: this term made it glamorous to use a technique that has been around for much longer.

3. Social Network: hmm… who would have thought that a basic human behavioral pattern would one day be so sought after by the technical community.

4. plugin: this one is almost become a fashionable term. You better have a plugin for something or else be subject to ridicule.

Widget, Web Service, …

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