#define: props to astronomer (Friends)

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

Welcome back to #define, our game of obscure jargon, fake definitions, and expert tomfoolery. This time we’re joined by three Changelog++ members, to see who has the best vocabulary and who can trick everyone else into thinking that they do.

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Featuring:

• Jamie Tanna – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Spencer Lyon – GitHub, LinkedIn, X
• E. David Aja – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• Posit
• Positron
• Quarto

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

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1. Let's play! (00:00:00)

2. Sponsor: Depot (00:00:38)

https://depot.dev

3. ++ & Friends (00:02:52)

4. How the game works (00:05:17)

5. Round 1: Myoclonus (00:06:52)

6. Round 1 thinking (00:07:13)

7. Round 1 definitions (00:10:08)

8. Round 1 guesses (00:11:18)

9. Round 1 results (00:12:26)

10. Round 2: Eigengrau (00:13:59)

11. Round 2 thinking (00:14:17)

12. Round 2 definitions (00:16:22)

13. Round 2 guesses (00:17:21)

14. Round 2 results (00:18:33)

15. Round 3: Klystron (00:21:20)

16. Round 3 thinking (00:21:35)

17. Round 3 definitions (00:23:16)

18. Round 3 guesses (00:23:56)

19. Round 3 results (00:27:22)

20. Sponsor: CodeRabbit (00:30:00)

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21. Round 4: How does ... (00:32:43)

22. Round 4 thinking (00:33:24)

23. Round 4 autocompletes (00:34:52)

24. Round 4 guesses (00:35:33)

25. Round 4 results (00:37:57)

26. Round 5: Weird Flix, but OK (00:41:22)

27. Round 5 thinking (00:42:37)

28. Round 5 synopses (00:45:26)

29. Round 5 guesses (00:47:03)

30. Round 5 results (00:51:48)

31. Round 6: WIMP (00:53:47)

32. Round 6 thinking (00:54:18)

33. Round 6 definitions (00:55:54)

34. Round 6 guesses (00:58:13)

35. Round 6 results (01:01:37)

36. And the winner is... (01:02:14)

37. Bye, friends (01:04:03)

38. Closing thoughts (join ++) (01:04:39)

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