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

larval stage n. describes a period of monomaniacal concentration on
   coding apparently passed through by all fledgling hackers. common
   symptoms include the perpetration of more than one 36-hour hacking run
   in a given week; neglect of all other activities including usual basics
   like food, sleep, and personal hygiene; and a chronic case of advanced
   bleary-eye. can last from 6 months to 2 years, the apparent median being
   around 18 months. a few so afflicted never resume a more `normal' life,
   but the ordeal seems to be necessary to produce really wizardly as
   opposed to merely competent programmers. see also wannabee. a less
   protracted and intense version of larval stage typically lasting about
   a month may recur when one is learning a new os or programming
   language.


see also:
hacking run wannabee os 

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

larval stage
     
        describes a period of monomaniacal concentration on coding
        apparently passed through by all fledgling hackers.  common
        symptoms include the perpetration of more than one 36-hour
        hacking run in a given week; neglect of all other activities
        including usual basics like food, sleep, and personal hygiene;
        and a chronic case of advanced bleary-eye.  can last from 6
        months to 2 years, the apparent median being around 18 months.
        a few so afflicted never resume a more "normal" life, but the
        ordeal seems to be necessary to produce really wizardly as
        opposed to merely competent programmers.  see also
        wannabee.  a less protracted and intense version of larval
        stage typically lasting about a month may recur when one is
        learning a new os or programming language.
     
        jargon file
     
     
see also:
hacking run wannabee os jargon file 

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larval stage from FOLDOC
...A less protracted and intense version of larval stage (typically ... larval stage. Describes a period of monomaniacal concentration on ... ..
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larval stage
...A less protracted and intense version of larval stage (typically ... larval stage n. Describes a period of monomaniacal concentration on ... ..
http://www.eps.mcgill.ca/jargon/html/entry/larval-stage.html, score=85, date indexed=November 19, 2005, 3:55 pm

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