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eqvinox
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Retr0id
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It is, although real ELF golfers consider that a little naive.
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eqvinox
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It does feel a little simplistic to get a special name. But lesser things have gotten fancier names...
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repelsteeltje
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Sorry for posting a n00b question, but could you share etymology on this term
golfing
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mbreese
2 hours ago
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It’s manipulating the binary to make it as small as possible. In golf, the lowest score wins. So, in this context, the smallest binary that still works wins.
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Retr0id
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In golf, lower scores are better.
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