Acronyms Considered Harmful

1 · Kevin Cox · Sept. 4, 2020, 10:45 p.m.
TL;DR Expand acronyms or other short forms on first use. When talking on a recorded medium (such as a bug tracker or mailing list) or to a large group always define acronyms before using them. You don’t know if all of your (present and future) audiences will know what you are talking about. In recorded mediums readers may not be able to find a definition for an acronym and when in groups people may not wish to speak up to ask for a definition. To ensure that everyone knows what you are talking a...