[rfc] history of 'cherrypicking' term

[John A Meinel]

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Alexander Belchenko wrote:
> I'm not native english speaker so I try to understand why cherrypicking
> named actually cherrypicking? What the history of this term? I'd like to
> understand this word to make correct translation on russian language.
> 
> -- 
> Alexander

I don't know the specific history of it. But the visual image is that of
going up to a cherry tree, where there is lots of fruit, and picking out
only the best fruit.

It might be that when you pick cherries, you grab them one by one,
whereas with something like grapes, you pick them as a group.

That is the best I can come up with, at least. Maybe someone else has
more of a history of the term.

John
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