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This is awesome and probably should have been a priority from day one. I'm sure it will boost the Workers ecosystem. Anyone else thinks the name is kinda weird
by pier25 4y ago
This is awesome and probably should have been a priority from day one. I'm sure it will boost the Workers ecosystem.
Anyone else thinks the name is kinda weird? After reading the article it makes sense that it's "worker d" but I first read it as "work erd" or a single word like "worked" but with a rogue R in the middle.
- kentonv 4y agoThis comes from unix tradition, where you have servers like httpd, smtpd, sshd, systemd, etc. Honestly, it's a boring name. We had a big debate over naming with a lot of interesting ideas, but ultimately every idea was hated by someone. No one loves workerd, but no one hates it, so here we are! Oh well.
- pier25 4y agoThanks that makes more sense! Obviously I'm not a Unix guy and looking at the downvotes on my previous comment, people seem bothered by that :)
- seriocomic 4y agoGood luck getting that to stick (in terms of correct pronunciation) - unless folks have specifically read that explanation, you'll be hearing "work-erd" everywhere :)