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Heinz is American (and, in the context of the article, a global brand), not Russian.
by V-2 8y ago
Heinz is American (and, in the context of the article, a global brand), not Russian.
- bitL 8y agoSure, it's about the (negative/funny) association. I was recently told about persistent animosity between Poles and Russians; it crossed my mind given JetBrains is a Russian company masquerading as Czech. BTW, I also think that the name "Kotlin" is the worst aspect of the language, especially when you hear how is it pronounced by the authors in Russian. Big plus for language/runtime/transpiler features, big minus for the name.
- V-2 8y agoKotlin the ketchup raises perfectly positive associations for an average Pole. It's a household name, and a company with a nearly century-long tradition under its belt! The authors wanted to name it after a Russian island (as a nod to Java); if you browse the names, some other possibilities were Iturup, Urup, Sakhalin, Kolguyev, Paramushir... :) Kotlin ain't so bad, then