Ragdoll XMar 4

French programmers be like:

https://sh.itjust.works/post/56273635

Show threadone_old_coder
Please explain. It’s the first dad joke of programming I’ve ever seen.
Mar 4 at 4:58pmWeb
Show threadRagdoll XMar 4
The French pronounce the letters “eaux” as just “o”, and foo and bar are placeholder names for functions that are often used in programming tutorials.
Show threadRustyNovaMar 4

Yes, but it’s “oh”, not “oo” (as in football)

So it’s read “foh-oh”. If you want to be correct, it’s “Fou - barre - base” (“foo - bar - baz”)

Show thread𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍Mar 4
C’est un crazy rod là
Show threadRagdoll XMar 4
Well feauxck
Show threadone_old_coderMar 4
I’m French and most people know that oo is not “o.” Fou would have been the proper way to write it.
Show threadmoodyMar 4
But how do you pronounce zoo?
Show thread[deleted]Mar 4
“Omlette du frommage.”
Show threadTheYojimboMar 5
Zo or zoho
Show threadsik0fewlMar 5
I’m not French, but I read it as “foh-zoh”.
Show threadOwlMar 5

The “oo” in “foo” is written “ou” in French

Thus foo -> fou

“Feauxeaux” would be pronounced “fozo” (‘o’ as in “cold”)

Show threadMajinBlayzeMar 4

Eaux in French is pronounced like o

So foo -> feauxeaux

Show threadHuntressHimboMar 4
French Furries: eauxWeaux :3
Show threadneidu3Mar 4
[Obligatory comment about frog fursuits goes here]
Show threadSonotsugipaaMar 4

French people saying “water”:

Show threadsugarsweatMar 4
but “eaux” is pronounced as “oh”, not “oo”. So the joke doesn’t really work.
Show threadone_old_coderMar 4
Not really. Every programmer in French knows how to speak English, and foo is foo, not anything else.
Show thread[deleted]Mar 4
wheauxeauxsh
Show threadMajinBlayzeMar 4
I bet you’re fun at parties
Show threadExLisperMar 4

Every programmer in France knows how to speak English

Impressive.