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> But other cases (CockroachDB is one) I think people go overboard with getting offended at names. But with this name there is a 0.1% chance in any enterprise

> But other cases (CockroachDB is one) I think people go overboard with getting offended at names. But with this name there is a 0.1% chance in any enterprise setting that managers would accept usage of such a DB. At least as long as it's not as mainstream as maybe Redis or MongoDB. (If something is popular enough, the name is to be accepted)

lvturner 7y ago
I mean, MongoDB has a pretty unfortunate name depending on where you are from... https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/mongo/ https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/mongo/ Didn't seem to get in it's way too much.
- mindcrime 7y ago
  Part of me still wants to create a database called MondoDB. Tagline "The Gnarly database for all your Righteous data!"
- SAI_Peregrinus 7y ago
  Candygram for MongoDB.
dspillett 7y ago
This is why the paid version of "Agent Ransack" is instead called "File Locator Pro". If I ever get around to releasing any of my own little projects they will have deliberately slightly offensive names to take advantage of this as a user filtering property. If at some point I want the difficult & demanding sort of user who is going to take issue with a project name, I can rename at that time. (of course if a project is intended to be breadwinner that may be a poor strategy!).
thrwaway69 7y ago
I don't meant to be rude but from what I have seen, american people seem highly influenced by their corporates to remain "clean" without personality or quirkiness that isn't approved. I have seen this leak into many critics (may be biased due to the population size) where they sometimes expect a hobby project to have professional naming on some really arbitrary principles that are specific to them. Just odd to me or find a product unappealing to the name not sounding "clean". Cockroachdb sounds really intriguing to me, enough that I checked their website and read a few posts. First thought that came to mind when hearing it was that the db might have something to do based on resilience and replication like a cockroach.

lvturner 7y ago

I mean, MongoDB has a pretty unfortunate name depending on where you are from... https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/mongo/ https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/mongo/ Didn't seem to get in it's way too much.

mindcrime 7y ago
Part of me still wants to create a database called MondoDB. Tagline "The Gnarly database for all your Righteous data!"
SAI_Peregrinus 7y ago
Candygram for MongoDB.

dspillett 7y ago

This is why the paid version of "Agent Ransack" is instead called "File Locator Pro". If I ever get around to releasing any of my own little projects they will have deliberately slightly offensive names to take advantage of this as a user filtering property. If at some point I want the difficult & demanding sort of user who is going to take issue with a project name, I can rename at that time. (of course if a project is intended to be breadwinner that may be a poor strategy!).

thrwaway69 7y ago

I don't meant to be rude but from what I have seen, american people seem highly influenced by their corporates to remain "clean" without personality or quirkiness that isn't approved. I have seen this leak into many critics (may be biased due to the population size) where they sometimes expect a hobby project to have professional naming on some really arbitrary principles that are specific to them. Just odd to me or find a product unappealing to the name not sounding "clean". Cockroachdb sounds really intriguing to me, enough that I checked their website and read a few posts. First thought that came to mind when hearing it was that the db might have something to do based on resilience and replication like a cockroach.