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		mdup on June 30, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Non-English-based programming languages Probably it was the false friend "hasard" which, in French, means: chance, randomness.

mauvehaus on June 30, 2019 [–]

It might well have been "hasard". It's been, uh, 20-something years? Thanks for the French lesson!

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