14Apr/105
Trade Expert
by Jeff
Image text: I mean, it's been almost twenty years. Now, it's possible you're simply embedding Windows directory paths in your URIs, but in that case you need more than just a short lecture.
This programmer sneaks on to the news show to tell the newscaster the different between backslash and forward slash. In a web address it is forward slash (or just simply "slash"). In a Windows folder structure, backslash is used.
A good way to tell the difference is the top of the slash. If the top is forward of the bottom, it is a forward slash. If the top is backwards from the bottom, it is a backwards slash.
Easy right?
In the image text, URI stands for Uniform Resource Identifier.
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April 14th, 2010
it also might be a hint that “experts” on TV not necessarily proper experts at all or at least not on the current subject
April 14th, 2010
‘Backward’ and ‘forward’ are too relative; ‘left’ and ‘right’ would be more applicable.
April 14th, 2010
but but but, I read it as the bottom… back-slash as in http:// and Forward \\
like Swinging Pendulums.
April 15th, 2010
Guys, it’s not up for debate. A slash (/) is a punctuation symbol that’s been around for a long long time! The backslash (\) was invented in 1960! If you want to call the slash something else, fine, but at least use one of the more common non-misleading alternatives: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash_(punctuation)#Alternative_names
May 5th, 2010
I think that it’s also pun on interview in BBC when they were supposed to get technology expert into studio but instead they’ve taken wrong guy (yes intended)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Goma
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4D8w2v7IB8
And maybe it’s also reference to IT Crowd show when Moss (computer guy) gets into studio – it was based on mentioned BBC interview.