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Honestly I stopped reading as soon as I saw the name of your project - really, it's called "stdlib"? What good can possibly come from that name? Either the conf
by zapita 9y ago
Honestly I stopped reading as soon as I saw the name of your project - really, it's called "stdlib"? What good can possibly come from that name? Either the confusion will prevent your product from ever succeeding; or, less likely but just as annoying, you'll grab meaningful mindshare and everyone here will have to change their vocabulary to accommodate your semantic landgrab.
I've noticed a growing trend of startups trying to do this, and it just annoys me immensely. How hard is it to invest in your own original brand?
- keithwhor 9y agoWe chose the name as a reference or throwback, of course, to <stdlib.h>. We’re <stdlib.com>, and we allow developers to utilize serverless technology to make shipping custom logic (functions) simple and create a Standard Library of APIs within their organization or contribute to a public library. From the inception of the product we knew we were building a library - well, a publishing and hosting platform combined - but really, a library of APIs. The very first name we came up with was “stdlib” and, through a stroke of fate, “stdlib.com” was available. We don’t take the name lightly. We understand we stand on the shoulders of giants, and it is our responsibility to create the best “stdlib.com” we can. It motivates and inspires our team members. That is why we chose the name. It’s unfortunate you have a problem with this, but we’re very thankful to our developer community, team, partners and our investors for their support. :)
- jabgrabdthrow 9y ago> The very first name we came up with was “stdlib” and, through a stroke of fate, “stdlib.com” was available. maybe everyone who thought of that name before you laughed and said "I'm not that kind of person"