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The name has a cool sound, but I think "grep" is only meaningful to people like us, not the mainstream that it targets. Still, create something useful, and the
by 10ren 16y ago
The name has a cool sound, but I think "grep" is only meaningful to people like us, not the mainstream that it targets. Still, create something useful, and the name doesn't matter as long as it's memorable and distinctive, as this is on all counts.
- danielha 16y agoLittle inside nods is what makes names like this particularly fun. For everyone else, it's just a catchy name.
- pg 16y agoWe knew this was safe because it worked for YC.
- 10ren 16y agoDoesn't YC target people like us, as opposed to the mainstream?
- statictype 16y agoI think he meant the name 'Y Combinator' is also similar. It has significant meaning to those who know what a Y-Combinator is. For others, it's just a cool name.
- j_baker 16y agoI think that even for programmers, Y Combinator (the fixed point combinator not the company) is somewhat obscure.
- diN0bot 16y agoi originally misread it as "gremlin", those little devils that do annoying things when no one is looking.
- mhartl 16y agoI doubt the resemblance is a coincidence: greplin appears to be a portmanteau of grep and gremlin. (IMHO, it's a great name.)
- whatusername 16y agoAlthough it does also make me think of moblin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moblin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moblin
- sprout 16y agoI think it's impressive they actually managed to fit a real word in there, even if it's a hacker neologism.