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Why don't they just call it Code Academy. why does it have to be some weird little made up word that doesn't even make any sense

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slowmotiony 5y ago
If it was 15 years ago it probably would have been named "Codr.io", so there is progress
- vmception 5y ago
  Codebedandbreakfast with the YC founders saying “no that’s not quite right, how about…”
  - RNCTX 5y ago
    Don't for get the xylophone, ukulele, and middle aged white guy with a beard to play the mime in all the marketing material.
the_only_law 5y ago
Can't tell if this is a joke or not.
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ModernMech 5y ago
Say Codecademy and Code Academy out loud. Also in general, weird little made up words are more defensible in terms of trademarks.
- consumer451 5y ago
  And better for SEO as well, is it not?
  - ModernMech 5y ago
    Yeah and urls for that matter, but actually I just checked and codecademy owns codeAcademy.com
    - bryanrasmussen 5y ago
      probably purchased after they started making money.
CapitalistCartr 5y ago
So they can copyright their name.
- fabianhjr 5y ago
  Names are not copyrightable; do you mean trademark?
- ModernMech 5y ago
  *Trademark. Copyright protects creative works.
- bogwog 5y ago
  You own the rights to copy something you made, you don't copyright something you made.
jrowley 5y ago
Amigo means friend in Spanish. No more of a made up word than academy.
- macintux 5y ago
  I believe the parent was referring to Codecademy itself.
- ThaJay 5y ago
  cademy is not a word though. code cademy.
onion2k 5y ago
Codecademy was filed as a trademark on September 6, 2012. When they did that there were some pre-existing similar names around (eg CA Code Academy filed on September 7, 2011). It's probably the case that they couldn't get a "Code Academy" based .com domain or something too. Plus portmanteau names for startups were trendy back then.
neur4lnet 5y ago
I had never realised that codecademy wasn't codeacadamy. Oops.
- ThaJay 5y ago
  I always have issues spelling it

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slowmotiony 5y ago

If it was 15 years ago it probably would have been named "Codr.io", so there is progress

vmception 5y ago
Codebedandbreakfast with the YC founders saying “no that’s not quite right, how about…”
- RNCTX 5y ago
  Don't for get the xylophone, ukulele, and middle aged white guy with a beard to play the mime in all the marketing material.

the_only_law 5y ago

Can't tell if this is a joke or not.

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ModernMech 5y ago

Say Codecademy and Code Academy out loud. Also in general, weird little made up words are more defensible in terms of trademarks.

consumer451 5y ago
And better for SEO as well, is it not?
- ModernMech 5y ago
  Yeah and urls for that matter, but actually I just checked and codecademy owns codeAcademy.com
  - bryanrasmussen 5y ago
    probably purchased after they started making money.

CapitalistCartr 5y ago

So they can copyright their name.

fabianhjr 5y ago
Names are not copyrightable; do you mean trademark?
ModernMech 5y ago
*Trademark. Copyright protects creative works.
bogwog 5y ago
You own the rights to copy something you made, you don't copyright something you made.

jrowley 5y ago

Amigo means friend in Spanish. No more of a made up word than academy.

macintux 5y ago
I believe the parent was referring to Codecademy itself.
ThaJay 5y ago
cademy is not a word though. code cademy.

onion2k 5y ago

Codecademy was filed as a trademark on September 6, 2012. When they did that there were some pre-existing similar names around (eg CA Code Academy filed on September 7, 2011). It's probably the case that they couldn't get a "Code Academy" based .com domain or something too. Plus portmanteau names for startups were trendy back then.

neur4lnet 5y ago

I had never realised that codecademy wasn't codeacadamy. Oops.

ThaJay 5y ago
I always have issues spelling it