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When picking clever pun names, it's important to choose words that executives won't feel silly saying. Spencer Kimball, CEO of Cockroach Labs, created the GIMP
by Scaevolus 9y ago
When picking clever pun names, it's important to choose words that executives won't feel silly saying.
Spencer Kimball, CEO of Cockroach Labs, created the GIMP in college.
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- patorjk 9y agoYears ago I worked on a project where a lot of the code was done in Tcl (pronounced "tickle"). Management would not say "tickle", instead they insisted on saying T-C-L. Tcl is a pretty neat language, and while I was on the project, I couldn't help but wonder how much it's name had held it back.
- danudey 9y agoI call it 'T-C-L' despite being a programmer, because calling it 'tickle' just sounds stupid to me. 'Sequel' for 'SQL' similarly sounds weird so I just say 'S-Q-L'. Maybe that's just me.
- manigandham 9y ago"Kubernetes" can also be considered silly. The industry as a whole tends to not be good at naming.