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{|! style="text-align:left;width:15%;" | Phrase! style="text-align:left;width:75%;" | Meaning! style="text-align:left;width:10%;" | Source|-| '''To get a hamster''': | To receive an error message from the bxp platform. Source~| PL|- | '''We are infinitely flexible''': | Whatever the client wants the client gets. Source~| AF|- | '''There may be tactical implications below''': | Whatever you write next is going to cause tons of work. Source~| PL|- | '''Why, oh why, is this here''': | A coders comment after many late nights which leads to the mirth of other programmers finding this comment years later! Source~| PL|- | '''I'm not removing this because I don't know what it does''': | A safety positional comment designed to ensure complex code doesn't fall over. Source~| PL|- | '''It's easier to edit than create.''': | The polite way to say, I'm about to tear your work asunder. Source~| CT|- | '''This solution is like an onion. There is always another layer underneath and each layer makes you want to cry.''': | Inspiring confidence that the issue to be investigated is going to be complex and require some mental gymnastics. Source~| DC|- | '''That's great. Well done. What's next?''': | A reassuring phrase to acknowledge 6 months of effort and remove all pretence of celebration to make way for more work to be done. Source~| NW|}
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