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Post by wildgoosespeeder on Apr 3, 2011 15:55:42 GMT -8
Why is the name John Doe a common name to use as sample input for debugging/testing programs? I've seen this several times when learning coding languages in books.  |
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Post by Kami on Apr 4, 2011 2:48:03 GMT -8
it's just a placeholder name. usually it's used legally for an unidentified male body (you may also see/hear "Jane Doe" for females), but the use has spread beyond that, eg: "John Q. Public" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doe |
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Post by Bob on Apr 4, 2011 13:44:25 GMT -8
John Doe is to names what example.com is to domains.  |
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Post by Thesealion on Apr 4, 2011 14:01:17 GMT -8
John Doe is a name that people use for a filler. Supposedly there is a John Doe number 2 in the OKC Bombing that has never been questioned or really proven to be actually helping the crime even though many people saw him.
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Post by Charles Stover on Apr 11, 2011 16:02:15 GMT -8
It's not specific to coding. It's the generic English name used in any scenario that requires a generic English name, from coding to cooking to writing to gaming to philosophizing.
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Post by gfx25 on Apr 18, 2011 15:14:33 GMT -8
Sounds About the same as using Hello World in PHP tutorials.
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