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Am I right in assuming, that the name is a reference to the Normanomicon from Fable II and Fable III? It's just priceless. Thanks to all involved with Rust (al

Am I right in assuming, that the name is a reference to the Normanomicon from Fable II and Fable III? It's just priceless. Thanks to all involved with Rust (also in light of the 1.3 release). From what I can tell (passively reading about language decisions and seeing the responsiveness of all involved on various communication channels), it's a great lesson in building a community while simultaneously creating a fun programming language. I hope, I'll come to use it at work at some point. P.S. First comment ever on the internet anywhere, hope I didn't violate any guidelines.

geofft 11y ago
I think it's primarily a reference to the Necronomicon, a fictional book within H.P. Lovecraft's stories that tells about the dark magic of the Great Old Ones and how to summon them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necronomicon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necronomicon There are other references to the -nomicon name, like Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon.
kibwen 11y ago
The name is actually an alteration of "The Necronomicon", which is from the works of H.P. Lovecraft (the C'thulhu guy). The quote at the beginning of the book is also an altered Lovecraft quote (which, historically, are quite popular as easter eggs in the Rust community). In the literature, it is an evil and otherworldly book which eventually drives its reader insane, which should give you some idea as to the content of the OP. :) Also, welcome to the internet!
- noobymatze 11y ago
  Ah, obviously I have some reading up to do, thanks. :) The one from Fable actually seems to be an alteration as well, giving me about the same idea about the content as knowing the actual reference would have. Fun stuff.
wldcordeiro 11y ago
It and the Normanomicon are references to the Necronomicon as others have mentioned.
mikeash 11y ago
What was life like before you got sucked into this awful pit? Please reply quickly, before you invariably forget.

geofft 11y ago

I think it's primarily a reference to the Necronomicon, a fictional book within H.P. Lovecraft's stories that tells about the dark magic of the Great Old Ones and how to summon them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necronomicon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necronomicon There are other references to the -nomicon name, like Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon.

kibwen 11y ago

The name is actually an alteration of "The Necronomicon", which is from the works of H.P. Lovecraft (the C'thulhu guy). The quote at the beginning of the book is also an altered Lovecraft quote (which, historically, are quite popular as easter eggs in the Rust community). In the literature, it is an evil and otherworldly book which eventually drives its reader insane, which should give you some idea as to the content of the OP. :) Also, welcome to the internet!

noobymatze 11y ago
Ah, obviously I have some reading up to do, thanks. :) The one from Fable actually seems to be an alteration as well, giving me about the same idea about the content as knowing the actual reference would have. Fun stuff.

wldcordeiro 11y ago

It and the Normanomicon are references to the Necronomicon as others have mentioned.

mikeash 11y ago

What was life like before you got sucked into this awful pit? Please reply quickly, before you invariably forget.