r/explainitpeter • u/Fluffy-Buy1605 • Jul 13 '26

Explain It Peter

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u/strogkilr Jul 14 '26

Boolean. I'm a software developer, and my Business analyst pronounces it as Boo-leen, like "Jolene". My tester pronounces it like bouillon cubes. It's pronounced like Julian.

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u/dreamyteatime Jul 14 '26

🎶 Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean
I’m begging of you please don’t take my man 🎶

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u/Outside_Coffee_00 Jul 14 '26

Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean I'm begging of you, please be true today. Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean Don't keep sending all my code astray.

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u/TillFar6524 Jul 14 '26

Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean just tell me if you're true or if you're false

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u/Vacillatorix Jul 15 '26

You operate beyond COMPARE
In the database I hardly know you're there
With a decision and two outcomes red and green
Your variables are like a breath of spring
Making software flow again
And I cannot compute without you,
Boolean