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The Ada programming language is cursed with overlapping acronyms. GPS, ADA, SPARK, AWS. Seems it just got a little bit worse.

Solvency 3y ago
It is mindboggling to me how often developers create project names without even trying to search for precedent names in their own domain/industry. Calling this Ada is just ridiculous.
- gjvc 3y ago
  yes but they think it's punny/funny/clever
  - nine_k 3y ago
    It's usually a poor reason. Calling the GNU Image Manipulation Program "GIMP" was kinda funny and punny, and maybe humble, but not wise. Inkscape or Krita have less poignant, but more reasonable name. (But yes, such an approach removes some of the teenage fun from doing a project.)
- pyuser583 3y ago
  Ada needs to fight back. Java templating library! Python dependency resolver! Zag image manipulation library! SQL event logging persistence framework! I can’t believe Amazon wasn’t violating some anti-competition rule by using “AWS” for “Amazon Web Services” when it already meant “Ada Web Server.” Wow when I search for “Ada GPS” I get global position system support libraries before GNAT Programming Studio.
- yagiznizipli 3y ago
  Ada developer here. Ada URL parser is named after my daughter Ada. We chose this name in particular as a reference to Ada Lovelace.
  - Hendrikto 3y ago
    > We chose this name in particular as a reference to Ada Lovelace. Just like the ~20 other projects named Ada.
masklinn 3y ago
> Ada is a WHATWG-compliant and fast URL parser written in modern C++ Why would you do that, Daniel?
- TkTech 3y ago
  Hah :) It's named after Yagiz Nizipli's (Ada dev) newborn daughter, Ada.
  - notso411 3y ago
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- yagiznizipli 3y ago
  Ada developer here, Ada is the name of my daughter, and this project is my gift to her, to remember me.
  - pyuser583 3y ago
    Congrats on having a daughter! I hope and day she’ll need to parse a url, and be able to see your love for her in her code!
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EmilStenstrom 3y ago
At least the can_ada (canada!) makes it a little bit more unique.

Solvency 3y ago

It is mindboggling to me how often developers create project names without even trying to search for precedent names in their own domain/industry. Calling this Ada is just ridiculous.

gjvc 3y ago
yes but they think it's punny/funny/clever
- nine_k 3y ago
  It's usually a poor reason. Calling the GNU Image Manipulation Program "GIMP" was kinda funny and punny, and maybe humble, but not wise. Inkscape or Krita have less poignant, but more reasonable name. (But yes, such an approach removes some of the teenage fun from doing a project.)
pyuser583 3y ago
Ada needs to fight back. Java templating library! Python dependency resolver! Zag image manipulation library! SQL event logging persistence framework! I can’t believe Amazon wasn’t violating some anti-competition rule by using “AWS” for “Amazon Web Services” when it already meant “Ada Web Server.” Wow when I search for “Ada GPS” I get global position system support libraries before GNAT Programming Studio.
yagiznizipli 3y ago
Ada developer here. Ada URL parser is named after my daughter Ada. We chose this name in particular as a reference to Ada Lovelace.
- Hendrikto 3y ago
  > We chose this name in particular as a reference to Ada Lovelace. Just like the ~20 other projects named Ada.

masklinn 3y ago

> Ada is a WHATWG-compliant and fast URL parser written in modern C++ Why would you do that, Daniel?

TkTech 3y ago
Hah :) It's named after Yagiz Nizipli's (Ada dev) newborn daughter, Ada.
- notso411 3y ago
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yagiznizipli 3y ago
Ada developer here, Ada is the name of my daughter, and this project is my gift to her, to remember me.
- pyuser583 3y ago
  Congrats on having a daughter! I hope and day she’ll need to parse a url, and be able to see your love for her in her code!

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EmilStenstrom 3y ago

At least the can_ada (canada!) makes it a little bit more unique.