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Trivia: Ju-py-ter = Julia Python Terminal Although it's gone far beyond just Julia and Python now. Edit: Ahurmazda is right. ...the core programming language

by msravi 8y ago

Trivia: Ju-py-ter = Julia Python Terminal Although it's gone far beyond just Julia and Python now. Edit: Ahurmazda is right. ...the core programming languages supported by Jupyter are Julia, Python and R. While the name Jupyter is not a direct acronym for these languages, it nods its head in those directions. In particular, the "y" in the middle of Jupyter was chosen to honor our Python heritage. https://github.com/jupyter/design/wiki/Jupyter-Logo https://github.com/jupyter/design/wiki/Jupyter-Logo

osteele 8y ago
Also worth noting: Hydrogen, the Jupyter plugin for Atom[1][2]. Hydrogen is a fantastically well-executed and useful piece of software. (As is Jupyter.) I’ve used it in my own programming, and also in teaching introductory software development, where it’s a helpful transition from Jupyter notebooks (which are used in the early part of the course, for problem sets / reading journals) to text files and code editors (which are introduced later, and used for team projects, and for projects that use Flask or PyGame). But also — relevant to this sub-thread — “Hydrogen” (it relates “Jupyter” to “Atom”) has to be one of the best project names ever. It’s right up there with “Pyramid Scheme”[3]. [1] https://nteract.io/atom https://nteract.io/atom [2] https://atom.io/packages/hydrogen https://atom.io/packages/hydrogen [3] http://www.michaelburge.us/2017/11/28/write-your-next-ethereum-contract-in-pyramid-scheme.html http://www.michaelburge.us/2017/11/28/write-your-next-ethere...
ahurmazda 8y ago
Julia Python R
takluyver 8y ago
ahurmazda pointed out that you're thinking of 'Jupyter Python R'. And this is a reference, not an 'equals'. The name is also in homage to Galileo's notebooks recording the discovery of the moons of Jupiter (the four we now call the 'Galilean moons'), and also to a bar called Jupiter in Berkeley, which the core team has visited quite often. The last one's more like a funny coincidence, though.
- evanb 8y ago
  That Quasar beer at Jupiter... Honestly, all the beer at Jupiter. Mmmmm.
- carreau 8y ago
  XKCD Galilean moons. https://xkcd.com/1300/ https://xkcd.com/1300/ Congrats BTW.
  - pomber 8y ago
    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1300:_Galilean_Moons https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1300:_Galilean_Mo...
mynewtb 8y ago
Is it pronounced jupeeter or jupieter?
- killjoywashere 8y ago
  Fernando Perez says "Jupiter". It's his baby, "Jupiter" it is.
- na85 8y ago
  I just pronounce it the same as the planet Jupiter.
  - teekert 8y ago
    Oh, I say the Py part as in Python... Is it wrong?
    - mkl 8y ago
      Yes. The creators pronounce it exactly like "Jupiter", where the unstressed middle "i" vowel becomes a schwa.
- unixhero 8y ago
  Like the planet
- jasongrout 8y ago
  I pronounce it like the planet, and everyone else I've met in Jupyter leadership (including Fernando and Brian) also pronounce it like the planet.
- TallGuyShort 8y ago
  And is NumPy "Numb Pie" or does it rhyme with "lumpy"? (My apologies to everyone who will picture something lumpy next time they're doing a bunch of math).
  - neuland 8y ago

by msravi 8y ago

osteele 8y ago

Also worth noting: Hydrogen, the Jupyter plugin for Atom[1][2]. Hydrogen is a fantastically well-executed and useful piece of software. (As is Jupyter.) I’ve used it in my own programming, and also in teaching introductory software development, where it’s a helpful transition from Jupyter notebooks (which are used in the early part of the course, for problem sets / reading journals) to text files and code editors (which are introduced later, and used for team projects, and for projects that use Flask or PyGame). But also — relevant to this sub-thread — “Hydrogen” (it relates “Jupyter” to “Atom”) has to be one of the best project names ever. It’s right up there with “Pyramid Scheme”[3]. [1] https://nteract.io/atom https://nteract.io/atom [2] https://atom.io/packages/hydrogen https://atom.io/packages/hydrogen [3] http://www.michaelburge.us/2017/11/28/write-your-next-ethereum-contract-in-pyramid-scheme.html http://www.michaelburge.us/2017/11/28/write-your-next-ethere...

ahurmazda 8y ago

Julia Python R

takluyver 8y ago

ahurmazda pointed out that you're thinking of 'Jupyter Python R'. And this is a reference, not an 'equals'. The name is also in homage to Galileo's notebooks recording the discovery of the moons of Jupiter (the four we now call the 'Galilean moons'), and also to a bar called Jupiter in Berkeley, which the core team has visited quite often. The last one's more like a funny coincidence, though.

evanb 8y ago
That Quasar beer at Jupiter... Honestly, all the beer at Jupiter. Mmmmm.
carreau 8y ago
XKCD Galilean moons. https://xkcd.com/1300/ https://xkcd.com/1300/ Congrats BTW.
- pomber 8y ago
  https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1300:_Galilean_Moons https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1300:_Galilean_Mo...

mynewtb 8y ago

Is it pronounced jupeeter or jupieter?

killjoywashere 8y ago
Fernando Perez says "Jupiter". It's his baby, "Jupiter" it is.
na85 8y ago
I just pronounce it the same as the planet Jupiter.
- teekert 8y ago
  Oh, I say the Py part as in Python... Is it wrong?
  - mkl 8y ago
    Yes. The creators pronounce it exactly like "Jupiter", where the unstressed middle "i" vowel becomes a schwa.
unixhero 8y ago
Like the planet
jasongrout 8y ago
I pronounce it like the planet, and everyone else I've met in Jupyter leadership (including Fernando and Brian) also pronounce it like the planet.
TallGuyShort 8y ago
And is NumPy "Numb Pie" or does it rhyme with "lumpy"? (My apologies to everyone who will picture something lumpy next time they're doing a bunch of math).
- neuland 8y ago