Word of the Day: Kerfuffle
I was reading this fancy article Twitter, Rails, Hammers, and 11,000 Nails per Second and had to stop at the first sentence because of this word, kerfuffle. Say it with me; kerfuffle.
There’s an interesting kerfluffle going on regarding the scaling woes that Twitter.com is going through, especially since it’s built on Ruby On Rails.
Sure it was spelled wrong, but what is kerfuffle? It’s what you think it is.
The word kerfuffle is originally from the Scots, meaning disturbance, commotion, or fuss.
Now you know, and…