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"VHS" as the name of a software project seems like it'll be doomed to obscurity, because it's effectively impossible to find in a search engine unless you inclu
by walrus01 4y ago
"VHS" as the name of a software project seems like it'll be doomed to obscurity, because it's effectively impossible to find in a search engine unless you include other very specific keywords.
- naikrovek 4y ago“vhs charmbracelet” “vhs commandline” “vhs script” “vhs golang” we’ll figure out how to find it. you stop thinking about SEO. take a break. SEO rots your mind.
- walrus01 4y agoI don't care about seo, I care about naming things accurately... Or at least uniquely. If I search for gimp or inkscape I can at least find it easily.
- layer8 4y agoShould have called it Betamax.
- naet 4y agoOne my biggest pet peeves is people reusing existing names like this for random software libraries. If you're thinking about it please just don't, it's not cute and it makes things worse for everyone. I love real VHS tapes and still have a collection, so of course I checked out the post... naturally it has nothing to do with an actual VHS whatsoever. Libraries with well established preexisting names like Zine, Hegel, etc. bug me to no end. Now many natural search terms will be polluted by each other eg "VHS not recording".
- aumerle 4y agoYou mean like vhs terminal does not seem very specific to me.