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banana problem
banana problemA problem or project that requires little expertise to carry out. A “one banana problem” is an easily solved problem.banana problem
banana problem(From the story of the little girl who said "I know how tospell "banana", but I don't know when to stop"). Not knowingwhere or when to bring a production to a close (comparefencepost error). One may say "there is a banana problem"of an algorithm with poorly defined or incorrect terminationconditions, or in discussing the evolution of a design thatmay be succumbing to featuritis (see also creeping elegance,creeping featuritis). See item 176 under HAKMEM, whichdescribes a banana problem in a Dissociated Pressimplementation. Also, see one-banana problem for asuperficially similar but unrelated usage. |