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Why did Microsoft overload the "Visual" keyword so much. It's almost a joke at this point. Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic
by Evidlo 3y ago
Why did Microsoft overload the "Visual" keyword so much. It's almost a joke at this point.
Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic Classic, VBScript.
Am I forgetting anything?
- SoftTalker 3y agoVisual Source Safe, but that's best forgotten.
- dagw 3y agoVisual C++, Visual J++, Visual FoxPro, Visual SourceSafe,
- Pxtl 3y agoMicrosoft has always been terrible at naming things. Their word processor is called Word. Their sql server is called Sql Server. Their IM is called MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger/Messenger/Skype/Lync/Skype For Business/Teams
- qwytw 3y agoI'm not sure about Word, I think it's not such a bad name and it's pretty much a synonym for 'text editor' at this point, not sure you can do much better than that. Certainly not a worse name than 'Writer' (sounds a bit clunky), maybe on par with Pages.
- wvenable 3y agoDon't all companies do that. Even Apple isn't immune with the ridiculously named AirPods Max.