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Isn't there a better alternative to an abbreviation that's already widely used in the software engineering context?
by Longhanks 10y ago
Isn't there a better alternative to an abbreviation that's already widely used in the software engineering context?
- deno 10y agoSearch engines already deal just fine with context. Just type in “cpp language” or “cpp html,” respectively. I think everyone keeps making name collisions to be a much bigger deal than they are in reality.
- maccard 10y agoIf it was a minor collision, sure. But CPP is one of the most used programming languages on the planet. I suppose you think we should create standards for C++ and call them JS or RB or py, for short?
- deno 10y agoIf you can always find what you’re looking for for any non-trivial (2 keywords or more) search terms, how is it not a minor collision? “CPP” is not even the name of the language—it’s the file extension. EDIT: Mostly I’m just annoyed that those useless off-topics about naming keep crowding out actual discussion.
- mcbits 10y agocpp html: http://imgur.com/gV3dMI9 http://imgur.com/gV3dMI9 It's going to take significant momentum to displace "CPP" in the appropriate computing contexts.
- deno 10y agoYeah but if you search for “cpp amp” it’s already mid-page, despite there being a C++ project with the same name. The page has hardly any backlinks yet. Anyway if discoverability is an issue they can always give it a catchy marketing name (Project Swift Gazelle) later. CPP is the appropriate name for the proposal, given the relevant context.
- sfrailsdev 10y agoPPC is pay per click, which is more likely to create confusion in a web dev context. PCP is less widely used in a software engineering and web developer context (one hopes anyway), but probably not something you want to be searching for from a work computer. If we could get away from policies though, Performant Content Contracts doesn't overlap with much that is CS related.
- ajdecon 10y agoPCP is also Performance Co-Pilot, a relatively widely-used systems performance tool. :)
- emanuelsaringan 10y agoAlso in automata theory: Post Correspondence Problem
- bluesmoon 10y agoThe CPP abbreviation is used to be consistent with CSP.
- TickleSteve 10y agoWhat has Communicating Sequential Processes got do do with it??
- WickyNilliams 10y agoContent Security Policy in this instance
- techolic 10y agoJust correct him/her if you don't think it's a joke, why the down vote?
- chubot 10y agoAlternative name: CWP for Content Weight Policy :)
- c0g 10y agoBest part is AMP is a C++ library.