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Klomgan? This argument is a straw man because those names are all ridiculous and defeat the purpose of the naming strategy. If a real organization adopted the n
by Lendal 4y ago
Klomgan? This argument is a straw man because those names are all ridiculous and defeat the purpose of the naming strategy. If a real organization adopted the naming strategy described by this article, reason would quickly become a part of it, and all those names would therefore be disqualified. Nobody knows what a Klomgan is and it's a made-up word that's difficult to pronounce. Why would anyone suggest it? How about marshmallow, lemonade, candlestick, or zephyr? Those are some simple dictionary names that are easy to say and aren't overly distracting or offensive.
Maybe "whimsical" isn't an accurate moniker. Generic or Common is how I would label the naming strategy described by this article. "Whimsical" is just asking for trouble and opens you up to overtly stupid names like "Chumbawumba."
- pitaj 4y agoI think Chumbawumba would be a good name. Just nickname it Chubby or Chewy. It's not significantly worse than Kubernetes.
- khazhoux 4y agoWell, Shelob has no meaning to me. And yes, I know now where it comes from, but I haven't read the books. The article says "names should make you smile." And really, does anything make a person smile more than Chumbawumba? They get knocked down, and they get up again!
- yencabulator 4y agoThe article specifically uses "Shelob" as an example of a desirable name. The comment you are replying to is not a straw man.