Comments on: Deprecate, Depreciate http://www.dailywritingtips.com/deprecate-depreciate/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: Mikael Høilund http://www.dailywritingtips.com/deprecate-depreciate/comment-page-1/#comment-4079 Mikael Høilund Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:24:41 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/deprecate-depreciate/#comment-4079 Another way of remembering this is to see "depreciation" as the reverse of "appreciation." Another way of remembering this is to see “depreciation” as the reverse of “appreciation.”

]]> By: Daniel http://www.dailywritingtips.com/deprecate-depreciate/comment-page-1/#comment-4043 Daniel Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:40:10 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/deprecate-depreciate/#comment-4043 Aaron, Wikipedia has an explanation for that term here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecation When you deprecate something, you strongly discourage its usage. That is why outdated techniques in software development are considered deprecated. It is in line with the original definition of the term. Aaron, Wikipedia has an explanation for that term here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecation

When you deprecate something, you strongly discourage its usage. That is why outdated techniques in software development are considered deprecated.

It is in line with the original definition of the term.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.dailywritingtips.com/deprecate-depreciate/comment-page-1/#comment-4041 Aaron Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:16:51 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/deprecate-depreciate/#comment-4041 'Deprecated' is used widely in software development when referring to a technique that is no longer encouraged or has been replaced by a superior technique. Is this another valid meaning or a frequent error? ‘Deprecated’ is used widely in software development when referring to a technique that is no longer encouraged or has been replaced by a superior technique.

Is this another valid meaning or a frequent error?

]]> By: Sharon http://www.dailywritingtips.com/deprecate-depreciate/comment-page-1/#comment-4037 Sharon Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:56:29 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/deprecate-depreciate/#comment-4037 Indeed it would, Joy-Mari, even though it's probably in an ironic sense. Indeed it would, Joy-Mari, even though it’s probably in an ironic sense.

]]> By: Joy-Mari Cloete http://www.dailywritingtips.com/deprecate-depreciate/comment-page-1/#comment-4036 Joy-Mari Cloete Wed, 07 Nov 2007 11:53:52 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/deprecate-depreciate/#comment-4036 Would self-deprecating humour fall into this category? Would self-deprecating humour fall into this category?

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