An IT professional criticizing the military for using acronyms and codes is a pretty bold stroke...
Besides, if you named everything with regular words your poor MAX_PATH would be working overtime. There's a time and a place for abbreviations and codes, and if a multi-theater, technically-advanced military force with global and extraplanetary reach isn't one of those times and places, then I don't know what would be.
But I do agree with you about assigning an arbitrary number to a project. 773.0034 is not that helpful a descriptor and I wouldn't want to see a whole "Downloads" folder full of those. But it does help you find things quickly.
> multi-theater, technically-advanced military force with global and extraplanetary reach
Neither here nor there but god I need a drink. And it’s only 8am. Reading that sentence reminds me of the nationalistic radio broadcasts mentioned in A Canticle For Lebowitz before everyone is annihilated in nuclear fire…
Besides, if you named everything with regular words your poor MAX_PATH would be working overtime. There's a time and a place for abbreviations and codes, and if a multi-theater, technically-advanced military force with global and extraplanetary reach isn't one of those times and places, then I don't know what would be.
But I do agree with you about assigning an arbitrary number to a project. 773.0034 is not that helpful a descriptor and I wouldn't want to see a whole "Downloads" folder full of those. But it does help you find things quickly.