[from the story of the little girl who said "I know how to spell
`banana', but I don't know when to stop"]. Not knowing where or when
to bring a production to a close (compare {fencepost error}). One may
say there is a banana problem of an algorithm with poorly defined or
incorrect termination conditions, or in discussing the evolution of a
design that may be succumbing to featuritis (see also {creeping
elegance}, {creeping featuritis}). See item 176 under {HAKMEM}, which
describes a banana problem in a {Dissociated Press} implementation.
Also, see {one-banana problem} for a superficially similar but
unrelated usage.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {HAKMEM}]