To solve a problem at minimum.
"Getting (it) to post" is the earliest point you can say "it works" without adding "technically," or the first thing that you have to do before starting anything else. Often implies that hard work and/or kludges were—and will be—required.
Derived from the "POST screen" (Power On Self Test), where a computer checks if all its hardware is working after being turned on; the first milestone in building/fixing a computer is reaching this screen.
"Getting (it) to post" is the earliest point you can say "it works" without adding "technically," or the first thing that you have to do before starting anything else. Often implies that hard work and/or kludges were—and will be—required.
Derived from the "POST screen" (Power On Self Test), where a computer checks if all its hardware is working after being turned on; the first milestone in building/fixing a computer is reaching this screen.
"It took like four hours to get this piece of shit to post, but it's done."
"We can't even get to post without his say-so, and yet he's always late."
"Focus on getting it to post before making it look pretty."
"We can't even get to post without his say-so, and yet he's always late."
"Focus on getting it to post before making it look pretty."
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