看到很多的书上都爱用foo或bar来做变量名或函数名,包括jsr里用来做类型名(引用一句:In general, if Foo is a subtype (subclass or subinterface) of Bar),上网查下,比较赞同下面的说法:
A metasyntactic variable is a placeholder name, or a kind of alias term, commonly used to denote the subject matter under discussion, or a random member of a class of things under discussion. The term originates from computer programming and other technical contexts, and is commonly used in examples by hackers and programmers. ...
by en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo