New Jersey (adj.)

[primarily Stanford/Silicon Valley] Brain-dam­aged or of poor design. This refers to the allegedly wretched quality of such software as C, C++, and Unix (which originated at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey).

This compiler bites the bag, but what can you expect from a compiler designed in New Jersey?

Compare Berkeley Quality Software. See also Unix conspiracy.

Berkeley Quality Software
Unix conspiracy
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