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When coming up with a name for something, the significance of the name should be the first thing that comes to mind, not the opposite thing or a thing that requ
by Uehreka 3y ago
When coming up with a name for something, the significance of the name should be the first thing that comes to mind, not the opposite thing or a thing that requires explanation. When people say the name of your tool, you won’t always be there to explain it.
- jimmygrapes 3y agoDiscord comes to mine although I know it's a play on Eris (Free Net), same as Slack is a nod to Uncle Bob
- martinbaun 3y agoI didn't get this, can you tell me more?
- croes 3y ago>The name Discord was chosen because it "sounds cool and has to do with talking", was easy to say, spell, remember, and was available for trademark and website. In addition, "Discord in the gaming community" was the problem they wished to solve.
- martinbaun 3y agoExactly, it needs to be an "Ah, of course" moment from the first second
- toomuchtodo 3y agoApollo, Veritas, or Aletheia/Alethia.