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I’m sorry but the name of the database needs to change. It’s like if I named my company “Disgusting Bug Company” then expected everyone to ignore the fact I nam

I’m sorry but the name of the database needs to change. It’s like if I named my company “Disgusting Bug Company” then expected everyone to ignore the fact I named my company after a gross creature. Call it “RockSolidDB” and you get the same point across without invoking gross bugs.

Skunkleton 7y ago
I get your point, but I personally really like the name. It really sticks with me.
ComputerGuru 7y ago
I don’t know anyone except the non-engineer non-programmer management types that gives a damn what anything is called. I respect the CockroachDB team for sticking to their guns on this. Anyway, just call it CrDB, it’s an accepted alias. And everyone needs to stop complaining about the name each and every single time.
seisvelas 7y ago
I used to agree, but the name actually seems to have an ironic marketing benefit: Everyone ascribes Cockroach's success to its technical merit. I've never heard Cockroach criticized as another dumb web dev trend caused by marketing and fads.
- m0zg 7y ago
  I propose that they further strengthen this effect by dropping the word "roach" from their name, and rebrand as just "Cock DB". /s
maximilianroos 7y ago
OTOH they monopolize the market of people who do like cockroaches
Keverw 7y ago
It's because cockroaches can be hard to get rid of sometimes if infested. So supposed to be named that since the goal is the database to be reliably and available with replicas that can survive failures.
barjavel88 7y ago
Actually I think the name is about the myth that a cockroach would survive a nuclear blast, as a metaphor for the resiliency of your cockroach database.
- kranner 7y ago
  It is not a myth though that they have been around for 320 million years; that is resilience.
  - nishantvyas 7y ago
    What makes it funny is they can survive everything but can’t manage to turn them upside down if they get flipped... kind or ironic....
    - kranner 7y ago
      But they're resilient as a group! Unless you could flip them all at once.
gjs278 7y ago
I hope you never use it and your company fails. you are a disgusting normie.
evil-olive 7y ago
This comes up in every single thread about CockroachDB. It's beyond a dead horse at this point.
briandilley 7y ago
does the name... BUG you? It's a nod at resiliency, clever IMO.
nestorD 7y ago
I believe their choice of name is actually very clever as it sticks into your mind. If you need to list the names of the databases you know, especially if you are not an expert in the domain, and you have heard of it, it will probably be on your list just because it has a memorable name (regardless of its merits).
taywrobel 7y ago
Obligatory link to BikeShedDB - https://github.com/tbg/bikesheddb https://github.com/tbg/bikesheddb Problem solved!

Skunkleton 7y ago

I get your point, but I personally really like the name. It really sticks with me.

ComputerGuru 7y ago

I don’t know anyone except the non-engineer non-programmer management types that gives a damn what anything is called. I respect the CockroachDB team for sticking to their guns on this. Anyway, just call it CrDB, it’s an accepted alias. And everyone needs to stop complaining about the name each and every single time.

seisvelas 7y ago

I used to agree, but the name actually seems to have an ironic marketing benefit: Everyone ascribes Cockroach's success to its technical merit. I've never heard Cockroach criticized as another dumb web dev trend caused by marketing and fads.

m0zg 7y ago
I propose that they further strengthen this effect by dropping the word "roach" from their name, and rebrand as just "Cock DB". /s

maximilianroos 7y ago

OTOH they monopolize the market of people who do like cockroaches

Keverw 7y ago

It's because cockroaches can be hard to get rid of sometimes if infested. So supposed to be named that since the goal is the database to be reliably and available with replicas that can survive failures.

barjavel88 7y ago

Actually I think the name is about the myth that a cockroach would survive a nuclear blast, as a metaphor for the resiliency of your cockroach database.

kranner 7y ago
It is not a myth though that they have been around for 320 million years; that is resilience.
- nishantvyas 7y ago
  What makes it funny is they can survive everything but can’t manage to turn them upside down if they get flipped... kind or ironic....
  - kranner 7y ago
    But they're resilient as a group! Unless you could flip them all at once.

gjs278 7y ago

I hope you never use it and your company fails. you are a disgusting normie.

evil-olive 7y ago

This comes up in every single thread about CockroachDB. It's beyond a dead horse at this point.

briandilley 7y ago

does the name... BUG you? It's a nod at resiliency, clever IMO.

nestorD 7y ago

I believe their choice of name is actually very clever as it sticks into your mind. If you need to list the names of the databases you know, especially if you are not an expert in the domain, and you have heard of it, it will probably be on your list just because it has a memorable name (regardless of its merits).

taywrobel 7y ago

Obligatory link to BikeShedDB - https://github.com/tbg/bikesheddb https://github.com/tbg/bikesheddb Problem solved!