in reply to Perl added to the Oxford English Dictionary

So they finally did it. And apparently took the Usenet posting as good enough. I remember them asking around for the earliest print reference a few years ago.
  • Comment on Re: Perl added to the Oxford English Dictionary

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re: Re: Perl added to the Oxford English Dictionary
by DrHyde (Prior) on Dec 15, 2003 at 11:14 UTC
    As I understand it, they won't put something in the dictionary until it has appeared in print, but will mention earlier electronic-only sightings.
[reply]
[reply]
Re: Re: Perl added to the Oxford English Dictionary
by jest (Pilgrim) on Dec 15, 2003 at 22:03 UTC

    ...which we also included as our second cite, and it was only one year later than the earliest Usenet post. (It was the first version of Vromans' Perl Reference Card.)

    Our policy for quoting electronic sources is in flux, but one thing that has been decided is that Usenet sources archived on Google Groups can be quoted if they represent the first example of a sense that's otherwise well-attested in printed sources. There are other electronic texts that can be cited under any circumstances (because we believe their dates to be unquestionably accurate), such as the RFC series.

[reply]

In Section Perl News