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Irish Rubber Duck

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  • 03-06-2016 1:14pm
    #1
    Cork Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 626 ✭✭✭


    How's things?

    Does anyone know where I can order a rubber duck online? I'm abroad and want to get one for someone as a gift for their help in a software project

    Cheers


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    Páid
    Registered Users Posts: 916 ✭✭✭Páid


    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=irish+rubber+duck


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    #3
    Cork Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 626 ✭✭✭Cork Boy


    I should've made myself clearer. I want to order one from an Irish shop but I'm living abroad so was wondering if anyone here knew of where I could get one.


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    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    Did 'rubber duck' acquire a new meaning in a software development context or are you referring to a small, typically yellow plastic replica member of the Anatidae family?


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    #5
    Páid
    Registered Users Posts: 916 ✭✭✭Páid 


    System.out.println("http://www.carrollsirishgifts.com");


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    Aswerty
    Registered Users Posts: 586 ✭✭✭Aswerty


    I'm assuming the OP wants to buy someone a rubber duck because of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging

    I'm going to hazard a guess and says not very many devs have bought a rubber duck for this purpose, as such our knowledge of duck retailers will be limited.

    Nice gift idea though!


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    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users Posts: 7,500 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    Páid wrote: »
    System.out.println("http://www.carrollsirishgifts.com");

    compile error "unclosed string literal"


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    Páid
    Registered Users Posts: 916 ✭✭✭Páid


    [c o d e]System.out.println("http://www.carrollsirishgifts.com");[/c o d e]

    If you use the quote button you'll see it's there. It just doesn't display correctly.


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    Anesthetize
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Anesthetize


    "If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck".


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    L.Jenkins
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,240 Mod ✭✭✭✭L.Jenkins


    Might want to reconsider your gift idea, as one of these can be quite expensive. And yes, this is also known as a Rubber Duck.

    JS175W1_Main.jpg


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    croo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 1,333 Mod ✭✭✭✭croo


    When you say an "Irish" rubber duck, do you mean this
    1s4RpAUY.jpg


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    tobsey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭tobsey


    Anesthetize wrote: »
    "If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a duck".

    That's duck-typing. That's different to what the OP is looking for.


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    Anesthetize
    Registered Users Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭Anesthetize


    tobsey wrote: »
    That's duck-typing. That's different to what the OP is looking for.
    I know. It was my attempt at a joke.


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    Aswerty
    Registered Users Posts: 586 ✭✭✭Aswerty


    Anesthetize wrote: »
    I know. It was my attempt at a joke.

    Rubber duckies are serious business. No jokes! :mad:


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    #15
    Cork Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 626 ✭✭✭Cork Boy


    Aswerty wrote: »
    I'm assuming the OP wants to buy someone a rubber duck because of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging

    I'm going to hazard a guess and says not very many devs have bought a rubber duck for this purpose, as such our knowledge of duck retailers will be limited.

    Nice gift idea though!


    Whoops, completely forgot about this! Yes, you are on the ball. I should've been clearer in my op.


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