On Thu, 5 Oct 2000, Chuck McManis wrote:
For anyone who has taught computer science the utility
is clear, you need a
non-specific name to indicate a specific instance of a something and FOO is
as good as any, the three names used at USC were FOO, BAR, and BLETCH.
That's USC for you; everybody knows the three canonical names are foo,
bar, and baz.
-- Doug