[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

brute force and ignorance n. a popular design technique at many
   software houses -- brute force coding unrelieved by any knowledge of
   how problems have been previously solved in elegant ways. dogmatic
   adherence to design methodologies tends to encourage this sort of thing.
   characteristic of early larval stage programming; unfortunately, many
   never outgrow it. often abbreviated bfi: "gak, they used a bubble
   sort that's strictly from bfi." compare bogosity.


see also:
brute force larval stage bubble sort bogosity 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

brute force and ignorance
     
         bfi a popular design technique at many software
        houses - brute force coding unrelieved by any knowledge of
        how problems have been previously solved in elegant ways.
        dogmatic adherence to design methods tends to encourage this
        sort of thing.  characteristic of early larval stage
        programming; unfortunately, many never outgrow it.
     
        also encountered in the variants bfmi - brute force and
        massive ignorance, and bfbi - brute force and bloody
        ignorance.
     
        "gak, they used a bubble sort  that's strictly bfi."
     
        compare bogosity.
     
        jargon file
     
        1996-06-12
     
     
see also:
brute force larval stage bubble sort bogosity jargon file 

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Brute Force, definition of term: Brute Force
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Ignorance >> I Words
Ignorance, definition of term: Ignorance
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Brute >> B Words
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Force >> F Words
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Force Field >> F Words
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Force Majeure >> F Words
Force Majeure, definition of term: Force Majeure
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In Force >> I Words
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Coriolis Force >> C Words
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Driving Force >> D Words
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WITW Part I: Brute Force and Ignorance
...WITW Part I: Brute Force and Ignorance. 16 Feb 2005 (modified 11 Sep  ... You do know the latitude and longitude of every city and place on ... ..
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