opinionated
- adjective
- /əˈpɪnjəˌneɪtɪd/
- Jargon
- This software package provides an opinionated framework that helps developers follow best practices more easily.
Examples
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Who Rules in Science: An Opinionated Guide to the Wars. J. R. Brown. Harvard U. Press, Cambridge, MA, 2004, reissued. $16.95 paper (236 pp.). ISBN 0-674-00652-6 Instrumentation and Techniques
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It utilizes bindings (Google Ember and you'll find the word binding a hundred times) and even has a very opinionated right/wrong way to do things (which I feel is a plus).
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I created this site to try to get away from that and into a more opinionated structure for reviews and articles.
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It is more opinionated than anything.
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Thanks for your comment; such debates are exactly what should be created by opinionated blogs such as these.
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To show that it's opinionated or so people can kind of see or use dictation from the wording that each individual would have used.
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It's a highly curated, highly opinionated itinerary, perfect for a long weekend in town.
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My current library rarely answers emails, is opinionated on what you're checking out (got more than an earful about borrowing Hitchens' GOD IS NOT GREAT, e.g.), and at times is just hard to deal with.
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The design tool is opinionated, enforcing specific styles that lead to consistent application development.
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Many developers prefer using opinionated libraries because they simplify the coding process with established conventions.
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Etymology
Opinionated comes from opinion ('thought' or 'belief'), and in computing it uses the same picture: an opinionated tool is like a person with strong views who makes the choices for you. That's why opinionated software gives built-in choices and a set way of doing things to guide developers.