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Ah cool. And apparently that play it where Godot got its name from. TIL. Excerpt from Wikipedia: > Linietsky stated in a presentation that the name "Godot" was
by WillDaSilva 5y ago
Ah cool. And apparently that play it where Godot got its name from. TIL. Excerpt from Wikipedia:
> Linietsky stated in a presentation that the name "Godot" was chosen due to its relation to Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot, as it represents the never-ending wish of adding new features in the engine, which would get it closer to an exhaustive product, but never will.
- IncRnd 5y agoThank you for that. I didn't know that's where the app got its name - though, the play and the app are the only two things I am aware are named Godot!
- gabaix 5y agoI invite you to read it. It is short and quiet absurd. One my favorite plays.
- Toutouxc 5y agoI remember the actual play being excruciating, over three hours long, but I believe that written down it's rather short. It's often just waiting, with long pauses and empty stares.
- jasonmp85 5y agoUh, it’s not. I suppose people can produce a given play however they wish but I don’t think three hours is typical…
- jacobolus 5y agoWeb searches suggest 2.5–3 hours is typical, both for stage productions and film adaptations. A 2021 Broadway production was 3 hours long. A 2013 Broadway production was 2.5 hours (including intermission). I couldn't find any shorter examples. Some of Beckett’s other plays are much shorter.
- wott 5y agoAh? It should last around 2 hours, usually (like to what your 2.5 hours with interval comes down). I don't remember anyone complaining about the length when we went to see it in high-school; which speaks for itself, I guess, eh :-). The French performances (which are relevant since it was written in French) I can find last between 1h45 and 2h10. Perhaps in the US, like for TV programs, they inserted a total of 45 minutes of commercial breaks ;-)
- jacobolus 5y agoPlays usually have a ~15m intermission.