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In
amateur radio and computing,
boat anchor is a slang term used to describe something obsolete, useless, and cumbersome - so-called because metaphorically its only productive use is to be thrown into the water as a boat
mooring.
Computers
Hardware
Early
Computing were physically large and heavy devices. As computers became more compact, the term
boat anchor became popular among users to signify that the earlier, larger computer gear was obsolete, and no longer useful.http://www.computer-dictionary-online.org/boat%20anchor.htm?q=boat%20anchor
Software
The term
boat anchor is also used in
software development to refer to an unused piece of code (computer programming) http://www.netlingo.com/lookup.cfm?term=boat%20anchorthat is left in a system's
source code, typically for the reason "In case we need it later". This is an example of an
anti-pattern and therefore can cause many problems for people attempting to maintain the
computer program that contains the obsolete code. The key problem comes from the fact that programmers will have a hard time differentiating between obsolete code which doesn't do anything and working code which does. For example, a programmer may be looking into a bug with the program's input handling system, so they search through the code looking for code that links into the
input handling
API. Obviously if the programmer comes across obsolete input handling code they may well start editing and debugging it, wasting valuable time before they realise that the code that they're working with is never executed and therefore not part of the problem they're trying to solve. Other problems include longer
compile times and the risk that programmers may accidentally link working code into the defunct code, inadvertently resurrection it. The correct solution for dealing with boat anchors in source code is to remove them from the source code and to place them in a separate location so that they can be referred to if necessary, but will not be compiled or be mistaken as "working" code.
Amateur radio
In
amateur radio, a
boat anchor is an old piece of radio equipment.http://www.virhistory.com/ham/rrab.faq.htm In this case they may not be considered useless as there are many aficionados that appreciate
Vintage amateur radio. The term is thought to have been used by amateur radio operators long before computers were commonplace. The following are three
theory on the
Etymology of the term.
*
Version I: During
World War II, military radio technicians used the term
boat anchor as they struggled with the very large, heavy, electronic equipment of the day; full of
transformers, vacuum tubes, etc. Also, the US Navy frequently marked electronic gear with an anchor. After the war, much of the surplus equipment appeared on the market and kept the name
boat anchor due to the previous reasons.
*
Version II: After WWII, a national
magazine editor was asked what to do with the outdated, heavy, large, surplus electronic equipment. He supposedly answered, "Tie a line to it and use it as a boat anchor."
*
Version III: A letter to the editor of
CQ Radio Amateur Magazine appeared on page 16 of the October
1956 issue and was as follows: "Gentlemen: I recently acquired a Signal Corps Wireless Set. No. 19 MK II Transceiver. Are there schematics or conversion data for this rig? Any info will be appreciated. --David J. Wilke W3LSG Pottstown, Pennsylvania." The editor replied: "The only conversion we seem to have on the files here at CQ calls for 100 feet of 1 inch Manila line, one end of which is to be tied securely around the MK II Transceiver. This then converts the unit into a fine anchor for a small boat. If any readers have better conversions we will be glad to hear about them. --Ed."
However, it wasn't until later when smaller, lighter gear became popular enough and the older gear was outdated enough that there was reason to categorize the older, heavier electronics as
boat anchors. http://www.ac6v.com/73.htm#ba
See also
References
External links
- Origin of Ham Speak
- BoatAnchor Manual Archive
In
amateur radio and computing,
boat anchor is a
slang term used to describe something obsolete, useless, and cumbersome - so-called because metaphorically its only productive use is to be thrown into the water as a boat
mooring.
Computers
Hardware
Early Computing were physically large and heavy devices. As computers became more compact, the term
boat anchor became popular among users to signify that the earlier, larger computer gear was obsolete, and no longer useful.http://www.computer-dictionary-online.org/boat%20anchor.htm?q=boat%20anchor
Software
The term
boat anchor is also used in
software development to refer to an unused piece of
code (computer programming) http://www.netlingo.com/lookup.cfm?term=boat%20anchorthat is left in a system's source code, typically for the reason "In case we need it later". This is an example of an anti-pattern and therefore can cause many problems for people attempting to maintain the computer program that contains the obsolete code. The key problem comes from the fact that programmers will have a hard time differentiating between obsolete code which doesn't do anything and working code which does. For example, a programmer may be looking into a bug with the program's
input handling system, so they search through the code looking for code that links into the
input handling API. Obviously if the programmer comes across obsolete input handling code they may well start editing and debugging it, wasting valuable time before they realise that the code that they're working with is never executed and therefore not part of the problem they're trying to solve. Other problems include longer
compile times and the risk that programmers may accidentally link working code into the defunct code, inadvertently
resurrection it. The correct solution for dealing with boat anchors in source code is to remove them from the
source code and to place them in a separate location so that they can be referred to if necessary, but will not be compiled or be mistaken as "working" code.
Amateur radio
In
amateur radio, a
boat anchor is an old piece of
radio equipment.http://www.virhistory.com/ham/rrab.faq.htm In this case they may not be considered useless as there are many aficionados that appreciate Vintage amateur radio. The term is thought to have been used by amateur radio operators long before computers were commonplace. The following are three
theory on the Etymology of the term.
*
Version I: During World War II, military radio technicians used the term
boat anchor as they struggled with the very large, heavy, electronic equipment of the day; full of transformers, vacuum tubes, etc. Also, the
US Navy frequently marked electronic gear with an anchor. After the war, much of the surplus equipment appeared on the market and kept the name
boat anchor due to the previous reasons.
*
Version II: After WWII, a national
magazine editor was asked what to do with the outdated, heavy, large, surplus electronic equipment. He supposedly answered, "Tie a line to it and use it as a boat anchor."
*
Version III: A letter to the editor of
CQ Radio Amateur Magazine appeared on page 16 of the October
1956 issue and was as follows: "Gentlemen: I recently acquired a
Signal Corps Wireless Set. No. 19 MK II
Transceiver. Are there schematics or conversion data for this rig? Any info will be appreciated. --David J. Wilke W3LSG
Pottstown, Pennsylvania." The editor replied: "The only conversion we seem to have on the files here at CQ calls for 100 feet of 1 inch Manila line, one end of which is to be tied securely around the MK II Transceiver. This then converts the unit into a fine anchor for a small boat. If any readers have better conversions we will be glad to hear about them. --Ed."
However, it wasn't until later when smaller, lighter gear became popular enough and the older gear was outdated enough that there was reason to categorize the older, heavier electronics as
boat anchors. http://www.ac6v.com/73.htm#ba
See also
References
External links
- Origin of Ham Speak
- BoatAnchor Manual Archive
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