Sometime long ago I first heard the term "codes" used in the same way I would use the term "programs". For example, someone might have said "The codes from Berkeley were very tricky".
The first time I heard this, I thought maybe this term came from someone who wasn't a native speaker of English, who was trying to pluralize the term "code". This often happens with words like "information" and "documentation". But, now I regularly hear native speakers of English using "codes" to mean "programs", especially in the scientific realm, such as what many of us deal with regularly. Does anybody know how this usage first came about? Cordially, -- Jon Forrest Research Computing Support College of Chemistry 173 Tan Hall University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-1460 510-643-1032 [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
