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Can you think of any others?
(lemmy.ml)
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Computer science terms that sound like fantasy RPG abilities
I'll start:
- Firewall
- Virtual Memory
- Single source of truth
- Lossless Compression (this one sounds really powerful for some reason)
Your turn
Hard mode: Try not to include closer to domain-specific things like javascript library names
Deadlock
Priority inversion
Debugging
Source compilation
Priority inversion sounds frighteningly subtle. You might not notice you’re under the effects of the spell because it manipulates priorities rather than bends will directly.
It still feels like your intent, but you’ve been rendered massively ineffective and it may take ages for someone to suspect magical involvement.
That's also exactly how it works in computer science
Deadlock is now a game by Valve