Finction (Debugging Slang, Part 26)
Friday, August 5th, 2011Finction (or simply Finc) - A function with a flaw, having abnormal behaviour, a candidate for a fix or axing.
Examples: After delivering a hotfix with axed code they were embarrassed to see that finction again on a stack trace.
Etymology: Derives from “function”. Inspired by MDAA V3 errata.
- Dmitry Vostokov @ DumpAnalysis.org + TraceAnalysis.org -