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Namespaces can help with that. For example, I note that you aren't just John, you're John Fawcett. And you probably have a middle name (or two, or more). I bet
by dsr_ 8y ago
Namespaces can help with that. For example, I note that you aren't just John, you're John Fawcett. And you probably have a middle name (or two, or more).
I bet you've worked somewhere with a collision on John. Did you adopt a handle, like John F, or maybe JohnDotAwesome?
- JohnDotAwesome 8y agoI really wish I did have more than one middle name, both of which starting with `R` (indeed, my middle name does start with R). Maybe then as a J.R.R. Fawcett I could write fantasy novels.
- 52-6F-62 8y agoOh I'm one of the lucky ones then. It's funny, I often wish I had fewer names. I swear— very few forms ever allow room for two middle names or two middle initials. R.R.A. Fairley But I'm a little more into science fiction
- dsr_ 8y agoPen-initials are quite common. Iain M. Banks wrote SF; Iain Banks wrote the more mainstream stuff.