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I expect first a delicious crunchy chocolate, then a soft tasty almond paste. Oh, wrong marzipan - oops!

taneq 7y ago
Same. I know that "naming is hard" but it seems like these days software people take a perverse delight in giving things completely unrelated names. At least back in the day we used impenetrable acronyms which kind of made sense when explained.
- saagarjha 7y ago
  This is an internal code name for something that has not been publicly released.
  - kkarakk 7y ago
    remember windows metro? marzipan is going the same route, whatever apple calls it later, marzipan is going to stick
    - toasterlovin 7y ago
      Marzipan is not something that is public facing. It is an API for software developers. It will get a name at WWDC in a few weeks and then it will have about as much public awareness at UIKit.
- airstrike 7y ago
  Agreed. I understand unexpected brands for consumer facing products – Apple and Blackberry come to mind. But for a tool / library meant for developers, it seems a bit over the top.
  - toasterlovin 7y ago
    It is an internal code name.
- zapzupnz 7y ago
  Apple has a precedent. The Carbon API was so named because "all lifeforms will be based on it". The Cocoa API was so named as an alternative to the Java API, at one point a major pillar for Mac OS X before Apple discovered people preferred to learn Carbon/Cocoa than bother with Java. Marzipan, if the name does stick, could be "the icing on the cake" that brings iOS developers to the Mac. It seems as though Apple has been spending the past twenty or so years preparing a small bakery. We patiently await for an updated version of discoveryd to be reintroduced into macOS, codename Tea-and-Biscuits.
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thaumasiotes 7y ago
Technically, marzipan is just the almond paste. I associate it with things like terrible-tasting but structurally-sound cake decorations.
- cardinalfang 7y ago
  To make marzipan structurally sound requires adding too much sugar, which spoils the taste.
- Fnoord 7y ago
  It contains very little almond. Instead, it contains white beans as its cheap and a good emulsifier.
  - quietbritishjim 7y ago
    Marzipan is, by definition, mostly made from almonds. I'm sure knock-off marzipan-flavoured confections exist, but that doesn't change the meaning of the word.

Same. I know that "naming is hard" but it seems like these days software people take a perverse delight in giving things completely unrelated names. At least back in the day we used impenetrable acronyms which kind of made sense when explained.

saagarjha 7y ago
This is an internal code name for something that has not been publicly released.
- kkarakk 7y ago
  remember windows metro? marzipan is going the same route, whatever apple calls it later, marzipan is going to stick
  - toasterlovin 7y ago
    Marzipan is not something that is public facing. It is an API for software developers. It will get a name at WWDC in a few weeks and then it will have about as much public awareness at UIKit.
airstrike 7y ago
Agreed. I understand unexpected brands for consumer facing products – Apple and Blackberry come to mind. But for a tool / library meant for developers, it seems a bit over the top.
- toasterlovin 7y ago
  It is an internal code name.
zapzupnz 7y ago
Apple has a precedent. The Carbon API was so named because "all lifeforms will be based on it". The Cocoa API was so named as an alternative to the Java API, at one point a major pillar for Mac OS X before Apple discovered people preferred to learn Carbon/Cocoa than bother with Java. Marzipan, if the name does stick, could be "the icing on the cake" that brings iOS developers to the Mac. It seems as though Apple has been spending the past twenty or so years preparing a small bakery. We patiently await for an updated version of discoveryd to be reintroduced into macOS, codename Tea-and-Biscuits.
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thaumasiotes 7y ago

Technically, marzipan is just the almond paste. I associate it with things like terrible-tasting but structurally-sound cake decorations.

cardinalfang 7y ago
To make marzipan structurally sound requires adding too much sugar, which spoils the taste.
Fnoord 7y ago
It contains very little almond. Instead, it contains white beans as its cheap and a good emulsifier.
- quietbritishjim 7y ago
  Marzipan is, by definition, mostly made from almonds. I'm sure knock-off marzipan-flavoured confections exist, but that doesn't change the meaning of the word.