The name "Expect" comes from the idea of send/expect sequences popularized by uucp, kermit and other modem control programs. However unlike uucp, Expect is generalized so that it can be run as a user-level command with any program and task in mind. Expect can actually talk to several pro...
The “I” prefix on interfaces is a clear recognition of the influence of COM on the .NET Framework. COM popularized, even institutionalized the notation that interfaces begin with “I” Although we discussed diverging from this historic pattern we decided to carry forward the pattern as so many...
Since a good test score is much more important than a good strategy in the ranking of colleges, it reduces the incentives to manipulate, and later, it also became popularized in high school admissions. The Chinese parallel (CP) mechanism (high school admission version): Students are ranked ...