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dogfoodverb
said of programs developed by oneself or by one's own company, to test as end users.
You're dogfooding Longhorn [a version of Microsoftu00AE Windowsu00AE]?
dogfoodverb
to eat one's own dog food
Etymology: dog + food
Wikipedia
dogfood
Dog food is food specifically formulated and intended for consumption by dogs and other related canines. Dogs are considered to be omnivores with a carnivorous bias. They have the sharp, pointed teeth and shorter gastrointestinal tracts of carnivores, better suited for the consumption of meat than of vegetable substances, yet also have ten genes that are responsible for starch and glucose digestion, as well as the ability to produce amylase, an enzyme that functions to break down carbohydrates into simple sugars – something that obligate carnivores like cats lack. Dogs evolved the ability living alongside humans in agricultural societies, as they managed on scrap leftovers and excrement from humans.Dogs have managed to adapt over thousands of years to survive on the meat and non-meat scraps and leftovers of human existence and thrive on a variety of foods, with studies suggesting dogs' ability to digest carbohydrates easily may be a key difference between dogs and wolves.In the United States alone, the dog food market is expected to reach $23.3 billion by 2022.
The New Hacker's Dictionary
dogfood
[Microsoft, Netscape] Interim software used internally for testing. “To eat one's own dogfood” (from which the slang noun derives) means to use the software one is developing, as part of one's everyday development environment (the phrase is used outside Microsoft and Netscape). The practice is normal in the Linux community and elsewhere, but the term ‘dogfood’ is seldom used as open-source betas tend to be quite tasty and nourishing. The idea is that developers who are using their own software will quickly learn what's missing or broken. Dogfood is typically not even of beta quality.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dogfood in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dogfood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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