Are you thinking of dynamic programming? It's the most poorly named thing in CS,...

null0pointer on Sept 6, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mathematicians should stop naming things after eac...

Are you thinking of dynamic programming? It's the most poorly named thing in CS, in my opinion. The name tells you absolutely nothing about what it is, and IIRC the name "dynamic" was chosen because it's difficult to use as a pejorative.