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zbyforgotpassyesterday at 7:56 PM1 replyview on HN

Isn't there a better word than harness? I understand the metaphor of leading and constraining a raw power - but I don't like it.


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sweetjulyyesterday at 8:47 PM

What's the concern? Harness tends to be fairly common in the context of "shim program which manages some other program" (see: "test harness", "fuzzing harness", etc.)