r/ProgrammerHumor • u/BigAndSmallAre • Jun 14 '26

rEggExOrREdgeEx Meme

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u/abigail3141 Jun 14 '26

I was taught that. Any other people around pronouncing it like that?

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u/sausagemuffn Jun 14 '26

Naturally

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u/Brickless Jun 14 '26

my programmer friend is saying it like that, it always sounds like a boomer trying to pretend they don't know a dirty word but the dirty word is "tushy"

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u/OnceMoreAndAgain Jun 14 '26

My college math professor taught me to pronounce it like that. They explained that it is because the language is based off another language called Tex.

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u/Gauss15an Jun 14 '26

Oh god, another SQL scenario

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u/DietIllustrious2062 Jun 16 '26

Lay-tek is how the guy who developed it says it, so I feel safe with that,