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Joshua Tzucker

I love all the true, yet comical answers so far. As a lighthearted answer, I'll add "LESS" as another example. Or ".net" (let's name something the same as a TLD!)

On a more serious note, my real answer to this question would be "the hardest coding terms to search for are those you do not yet know". Let me elaborate.

  1. A lot of languages use symbols, or syntax that might seem unusual to a beginner, that makes it hard to search for. For example, using @... for dependency injection in some languages. If you have never used DI before, you might have no idea what to even search for in order to learn more.

  2. A lot of things (languages, frameworks, libraries, etc) use what I often call "magic", but most know as "abstractions". Most of the time these make our jobs easier as coders, but when things go wrong and you need to figure out more about how they work, it make searching for answers difficult.

    • The more something resembles a "black box", the harder it is to know how to search for information. How can you get answers when you don't even know the question?