101070-stop-calling-every-bug-fix-a-hotfix-when-it-is-not-a-hotfix-by-any-means

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As a developer, I've never worked on a "hotfix" that was "true" hotfix. Words change meanings.


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If I stopped using all the computer related terms that had fungible meanings or had been appropriated from other things before their use as a computer term, I wouldn't be able to carry out a conversation. Language is a living thing, just like the people who use it. The only time rules and meanings become important is when there's an actual misunderstanding that arises, and I have never NEVER seen anyone get legitimately confused by the use of hotfix.


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They should call it a server patch with downtime. Having to download something on the client side has absolutely nothing to do with patching a server that requires the server to be offline. You are mixing apples and oranges. Working for a bank, we apply hot fixes all the time. It is a very important distinction, because a hot fix means customers are not interrupted. If your system isn't accessible, then it is not hot.


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