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banana phenomenon

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Definitions of banana phenomenon words

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of BANANA PHENOMENON banana problem 3
  • noun Definition of banana phenomenon in Technology (programming, humour)   From the story of the little girl who said "I know how to spell "banana", but I don't know when to stop". Not knowing where or when to bring a production to a close (compare fencepost error). One may say "there is a banana problem" of an algorithm with poorly defined or incorrect termination conditions, or in discussing the evolution of a design that may be succumbing to featuritis (see also creeping elegance, creeping featuritis). 1

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