>>... so I conclude that it's programmer's jargon and not good English.
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>>Did you mean, "not proper English"?:-)
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>Clearly, it's used, so I suppose it's acceptable as slang, but I cringe to see it in publications.
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>Tamar

In the third grade - true story - I had to fill 2 walls of black boards with:
"I will not say 'this here'. I will not say 'this here'. I will not say 'this here'."