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In the context of functional programming, a typical example of a side effect is "launch the missiles". Where does that expression come from historically?
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They are primarily launched from air, sea or submarine platforms in both roles, although land-based launchers also exist.
The missile is propelled either by rockets or jet engines using solid or liquid fuel. Some missiles use hybrid technology for propelling it to its intended point. The function of the guidance system is to maintain the missile in its desired flight path by using altitude control mechanism.
missile, a rocket-propelled weapon designed to deliver an explosive warhead with great accuracy at high speed. Missiles vary from small tactical weapons that are effective out to only a few hundred feet to much larger strategic weapons that have ranges of several thousand miles.
Russia conducted a successful test of its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. Sarmat is the largest nuclear-tipped missile ever built, tipping the scales at nearly half a million pounds. The missile was likely built to overcome U.S. missile defenses, but such a plan is not without risk.
Where does "launch the missiles" come from historically?
Good luck with that—it's more of a research question than a programming one.
Here are two data points:
I have heard Simon Peyton Jones use the exact phrase as an example in talks at least ten years ago.
In the early 1990s, maybe even in 1990, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility had T-shirts made showing a picture of an atomic blast and the written legend
The ultimate error message
I'll wager the phrase goes back at least that far.
To get a real answer, you need a lexicographer, not a programmer.
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