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Are we supposed to know who Ayende is? Please change the title.

by curiousgal 10y ago

dev360 10y ago
Almost everybody in the .NET community knows who he is.
- soundoflight 10y ago
  I agree with @dev360. I think it has to do with RavenDB being more common with .NET developers (at least from my experience).
  - V-2 10y ago
    Hm, isn't RavenDB a .NET solution? As such how could it not be "more common with .NET developers"?
    - philliphaydon 10y ago
      The original client was written in C# but I believe there is Java and JavaScript clients now. Also can be queried via http requests.
    - sjm-lbm 10y ago
      RavenDB is just a server application. There's nothing stopping you from connecting to it via, say, Python. It's just much more commonly used in .NET apps.
- moron4hire 10y ago
  Then count me in the category that requires you to use the qualifier "almost". I've been working in .NET since it was invented and I've never heard of him.
- deleted 10y ago
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kalleboo 10y ago
I don't know who he is but I can't think of a more clear title to convey that it's not a repost and also leave the namespace open for other people to make similar posts (changing it to the post title "re: <title>" doesn't convey any extra information)
bdavisx 10y ago
I think the title was to differentiate from the actual Uber post regarding the switch.
- Cthulhu_ 10y ago
  The title would've been fine without the name drop, which would also make the title equal to the linked article's title.
  - jasode 10y ago
    I think "Ayende" should be in the title somewhere not because of any Hollywood "name drop" but simply to differentiate it from yesterday's submission. I don't want those 2 submissions to have the exact same title. Yesterday's submission was a blog directly from uber.com. Today's submission is a blog from ayende.com with his own commentary. Therefore, maybe a reasonable compromise is to put "Ayende" at the end like this: "Why Uber Engineering Switched from Postgres to MySQL (Ayende's comments)"
    - curiousgal 10y ago
      I think a quick look to the domain name has the same effect.
      - Normal_gaussian 10y ago
        That is true, however it assumes that most people read the domain name. I don't, and I don't know how many do. Do you?
        curiousgal 10y ago
        The guidelines state that a website's name should be omitted from the title because the domain name gives that out. I always check the domain name because I know despite a catchy title, some domains are not worth checking.
Gorbzel 10y ago
Perhaps you should let the crowd answer the first part of your post before making a demand re: something you know nothing about in the very next sentence?
jeremiep 10y ago
I didn't know who Ayende is, now I do. Please keep the title.
dhd415 10y ago
For people who do not know who Ayende is, the presence or absence of his name in the title provides no additional information. For people who do know that he is an experienced and talented database developer, his name in the title is likely to make them want to read the article more. Therefore, removing his name from the title is a net loss as it eliminates information that is useful for the many people who know who Ayende is while doing nothing for people who do not know who Ayende is.

Are we supposed to know who Ayende is? Please change the title.

dev360 10y ago

Almost everybody in the .NET community knows who he is.

soundoflight 10y ago
I agree with @dev360. I think it has to do with RavenDB being more common with .NET developers (at least from my experience).
- V-2 10y ago
  Hm, isn't RavenDB a .NET solution? As such how could it not be "more common with .NET developers"?
  - philliphaydon 10y ago
    The original client was written in C# but I believe there is Java and JavaScript clients now. Also can be queried via http requests.
  - sjm-lbm 10y ago
    RavenDB is just a server application. There's nothing stopping you from connecting to it via, say, Python. It's just much more commonly used in .NET apps.
moron4hire 10y ago
Then count me in the category that requires you to use the qualifier "almost". I've been working in .NET since it was invented and I've never heard of him.
deleted 10y ago
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kalleboo 10y ago

I don't know who he is but I can't think of a more clear title to convey that it's not a repost and also leave the namespace open for other people to make similar posts (changing it to the post title "re: <title>" doesn't convey any extra information)

bdavisx 10y ago

I think the title was to differentiate from the actual Uber post regarding the switch.

Cthulhu_ 10y ago
The title would've been fine without the name drop, which would also make the title equal to the linked article's title.
- jasode 10y ago
  I think "Ayende" should be in the title somewhere not because of any Hollywood "name drop" but simply to differentiate it from yesterday's submission. I don't want those 2 submissions to have the exact same title. Yesterday's submission was a blog directly from uber.com. Today's submission is a blog from ayende.com with his own commentary. Therefore, maybe a reasonable compromise is to put "Ayende" at the end like this: "Why Uber Engineering Switched from Postgres to MySQL (Ayende's comments)"
  - curiousgal 10y ago
    I think a quick look to the domain name has the same effect.
    - Normal_gaussian 10y ago
      That is true, however it assumes that most people read the domain name. I don't, and I don't know how many do. Do you?
      - curiousgal 10y ago
        The guidelines state that a website's name should be omitted from the title because the domain name gives that out. I always check the domain name because I know despite a catchy title, some domains are not worth checking.

Gorbzel 10y ago

Perhaps you should let the crowd answer the first part of your post before making a demand re: something you know nothing about in the very next sentence?

jeremiep 10y ago

I didn't know who Ayende is, now I do. Please keep the title.

dhd415 10y ago

For people who do not know who Ayende is, the presence or absence of his name in the title provides no additional information. For people who do know that he is an experienced and talented database developer, his name in the title is likely to make them want to read the article more. Therefore, removing his name from the title is a net loss as it eliminates information that is useful for the many people who know who Ayende is while doing nothing for people who do not know who Ayende is.