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I like the idea. My feedback: the name seems like it's going to confuse people. I almost skipped by this post when I saw the name at a glance because I'm not pa
by sicromoft 7y ago
I like the idea. My feedback: the name seems like it's going to confuse people. I almost skipped by this post when I saw the name at a glance because I'm not particularly interested in 3D graphics.
- pitnikola 7y agoThanks for the feedback. Yeah, it crossed our mind that some people familiar with 3D graphics term might get confused. I really hope that there are not too many people in our target audience familiar with it, though I might be wrong :)
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- colinhowe 7y agoIf you're targeting developers then I suspect you'll find many of them have at least heard of the term raycasting from CS degrees at the least.
- pitnikola 7y agoFair enough! Hopefully it will not become a problem. In the end, it's just the name and we want to be defined by the product and its value rather than by the name itself. As to why exactly we picked it: as ray casting is a way to instantly query information about closest objects, we thought it would be a good metaphor for instantly querying and accessing different third party services. Rays represent speed and focus.
- canada_dry 7y ago> the name seems like it's going to confuse people. Agreed! This name is poorly chosen. Most people have a general familiarity with what raycasting is about and will likely be confused by this usage.