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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>New Jersey</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../N.html" title="N"/><link rel="previous" href="network-meltdown.html" title="network meltdown"/><link rel="next" href="New-Testament.html" title="New Testament"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">New Jersey</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="network-meltdown.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">N</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="New-Testament.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="New-Jersey"/><dt xmlns="" id="New-Jersey"><b>New Jersey</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">adj.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [primarily Stanford/Silicon Valley] Brain-dam­aged or of poor
design. This refers to the allegedly wretched quality of such software as
C, C++, and Unix (which originated at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New
Jersey). &#8220;<span class="quote">This compiler bites the bag, but what can you expect from
a compiler designed in New Jersey?</span>&#8221; Compare
<a href="../B/Berkeley-Quality-Software.html"><i class="glossterm">Berkeley Quality Software</i></a>. See also
<a href="../U/Unix-conspiracy.html"><i class="glossterm">Unix conspiracy</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="network-meltdown.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../N.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="New-Testament.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">network meltdown </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> New Testament</td></tr></table></div></body></html>