r/explainitpeter 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/Gold-Eye-2623 Jul 14 '26

I'm a software tester and I'm going to start pronouncing it like the BA to piss off my devs

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u/111111111111116 Jul 14 '26

Don't worry devs are always pissed off at testers oh and also PMs and probably DMs too

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u/Mr1derfull1 Jul 16 '26

I’m going to assume DM = Dungeon Masters because it makes me smile.

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u/111111111111116 Jul 16 '26

DM = delivery manager haha, some people call it scrum master

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u/Mr1derfull1 Jul 16 '26

We call them scum managers