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The fire emoji as file extension is odd, complicated, and unprofessional. That's my main take away. (I know .mojo is also supported but it seems you're pushing

The fire emoji as file extension is odd, complicated, and unprofessional. That's my main take away. (I know .mojo is also supported but it seems you're pushing .[fire emoji] as default.) An FAQ entry on how it's faster than C would be appreciated.

HexDecOctBin 3y ago
What does the word "Mojo" has to do with fire to begin with? Is this some new output of meme culture? Do kids today consider the ability to create mojo using stones as the first step towards human civilisation?
- prepend 3y ago
  Mojo is a word for magic. Meme magic is a thing. Fire emoji is a meme. That’s my attempt at making the connection. It also just seems like a fun thing kids do. I don’t even know how to enter an emoji as a file extension so it could be a way to filter out oldsters who don’t know the new ways.
  - kjs3 3y ago
    It's also a vulgar reference to the male anatomy in parts of South America. So...bonus?
    - prepend 3y ago
      I guess that explains the eggplant emoji file extension.
- traverseda 3y ago
  I think the fire emoji is part of the name... Like it's meant to be represented as mojo[fire emoji]...
latexr 3y ago
It might have accessibility implications too. An extension which is visually busy, hard to type, and confuses people on screen readers seems like the worst of all worlds.
- saagarjha 3y ago
  This is of course why you can still use .mojo.
  - latexr 3y ago
    Which only helps if you’re programming by yourself all the time and never look at anyone else’s code. We should strive to make the world more accessible, not less. We can’t even discuss the extension on HN without spelling it out in different ways.
    - saagarjha 3y ago
      You can use emoji as identifiers in several different programming languages. I can count the number of times I've seen it actually used on one hand.
      - latexr 3y ago
        There is a large difference between “you are able to use emoji inside some files” and “we’re recommending emoji as the default for every file name”.
        saagarjha 3y ago
        I don’t see them doing this?
andrewstuart 3y ago
Really? The file extension is an emoji? Decisions like that make me very wary about the quality of other decisions made in the language.
- number6 3y ago
  Can be an emoji. the file extension is .mojo or [fire]
coldtea 3y ago
>and unprofessional God forbid in this era of corporate assimilation any rogue geeks do something unprofessional!
- mitt_romney_12 3y ago
  I don't think that a closed source language created by a corporation really meets the definition of "rogue geeks"
  - coldtea 3y ago
    Xerox and AT&T were very much "serious" corporations, but both had very gogue geeks...
    - ASalazarMX 3y ago
      Then Apple copied Xerox's work, and hired very vogue geeks.
isitmadeofglass 3y ago
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saagarjha 3y ago
Sounds like you didn’t put in much effort if this was your main takeaway?

HexDecOctBin 3y ago

What does the word "Mojo" has to do with fire to begin with? Is this some new output of meme culture? Do kids today consider the ability to create mojo using stones as the first step towards human civilisation?

prepend 3y ago
Mojo is a word for magic. Meme magic is a thing. Fire emoji is a meme. That’s my attempt at making the connection. It also just seems like a fun thing kids do. I don’t even know how to enter an emoji as a file extension so it could be a way to filter out oldsters who don’t know the new ways.
- kjs3 3y ago
  It's also a vulgar reference to the male anatomy in parts of South America. So...bonus?
  - prepend 3y ago
    I guess that explains the eggplant emoji file extension.
traverseda 3y ago
I think the fire emoji is part of the name... Like it's meant to be represented as mojo[fire emoji]...

latexr 3y ago

It might have accessibility implications too. An extension which is visually busy, hard to type, and confuses people on screen readers seems like the worst of all worlds.

saagarjha 3y ago
This is of course why you can still use .mojo.
- latexr 3y ago
  Which only helps if you’re programming by yourself all the time and never look at anyone else’s code. We should strive to make the world more accessible, not less. We can’t even discuss the extension on HN without spelling it out in different ways.
  - saagarjha 3y ago
    You can use emoji as identifiers in several different programming languages. I can count the number of times I've seen it actually used on one hand.
    - latexr 3y ago
      There is a large difference between “you are able to use emoji inside some files” and “we’re recommending emoji as the default for every file name”.
      - saagarjha 3y ago
        I don’t see them doing this?

andrewstuart 3y ago

Really? The file extension is an emoji? Decisions like that make me very wary about the quality of other decisions made in the language.

number6 3y ago
Can be an emoji. the file extension is .mojo or [fire]

coldtea 3y ago

>and unprofessional God forbid in this era of corporate assimilation any rogue geeks do something unprofessional!

mitt_romney_12 3y ago
I don't think that a closed source language created by a corporation really meets the definition of "rogue geeks"
- coldtea 3y ago
  Xerox and AT&T were very much "serious" corporations, but both had very gogue geeks...
  - ASalazarMX 3y ago
    Then Apple copied Xerox's work, and hired very vogue geeks.

isitmadeofglass 3y ago

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saagarjha 3y ago

Sounds like you didn’t put in much effort if this was your main takeaway?