[KLUG Members] What do you call "programmers" presents they leave behind in the code?

[Robert G. Brown]

On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:42:53 -0400, greenproc <greenproc at charter.net> wrote:

>This is a question of "term" or nomenclature.
>
>It is customary for programmers to leave behind their personal "signature" or 
>some kind of notes in the comments of their source code -- similar to the 
>construction worker writing "Earl Was Here" on a subfloor or 2x4.

There are some development environments that require it.
Customarily, I put something into the source code that shows my name and the
date that the code was turned over into production. It is not extensive or
obtrusive, and has no contact information. Experience shows that this is usually
enough to identify things and place them in some historical perspective.


>If you know of an 'official' or proper term for that type of activity, would 
>you please let me know.  Keep in mind that I am not looking for the term that 
>would be used for hiding 'special functionality' in the compiled bits.
I'm sure such a term exists, but I don't really know. I've always called it a
signature.

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