Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Matthew Flatt picked “shrubbery” because it’s tree-like but not fully expanded, so it tends to be more broad/flat than deep like a tree. Hence also the term “enforrestation” when you fully expanded it.

I think the Monty Python reference is just a happy coincidence.

 help



Nice to get so much insightful feedbacks. That's the kind of exchange that make HN still sometime interesting.

The knights who say Ni demand a shrubbery.

More like the Knights who say Nil



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: