For decades, software developers have been slipping jokes into their work. One of the most enduring, clever, and geekily satisfying inside jokes has been hiding in plain sight: the recursive acronym.

At a job interview on Friday, I had to write code, and one of the things that came up when we were talking about implementation of a concept was recursion. The director of the group said to me "Don't ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...