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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/SMOP/ , n. [Simple (or Small) Matter of Programming] 1. A piece of code,
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not yet written, whose anticipated length is significantly greater than its
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complexity. Used to refer to a program that could obviously be written, but
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is not worth the trouble. Also used ironically to imply that a difficult
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problem can be easily solved because a program can be written to do it; the
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irony is that it is very clear that writing such a program will be a great
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deal of work. It's easy to enhance a FORTRAN compiler to compile COBOL as
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well; it's just a SMOP. 2. Often used ironically by the intended victim when
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a suggestion for a program is made which seems easy to the suggester, but is
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obviously (to the victim) a lot of work. Compare minor detail.
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