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I don't think it's fair that he should be allowed to use the name "CoffeeScript 2." I feel that it implies that it's an official project, but it's actually a r
by pistoriusp 14y ago
I don't think it's fair that he should be allowed to use the name "CoffeeScript 2."
I feel that it implies that it's an official project, but it's actually a re-implementation and separate project.
And if they're not backwards compatible it could lead to a ton of confusion and a fragmented language.
I think if you want your own project then you should at the very least get your own name.
- mistercow 14y agoI would be surprised if he didn't have Ashkenas's blessing on the name, since he's been the second biggest contributor to the main CoffeeScript project.
- michaelficarra 14y agoFear not. The re-implementation will be completely backwards compatible. It just a smoother compilation pipeline, and adds some output configurability. But regardless, Jeremy and I have decided it would be best to change the name.
- jQueryIsAwesome 14y agoI will suggest a few alternatives: Winescript, Caffèscript, Browniscript, Shortscript and Rubyscript.
- michaelficarra 14y agoThe names I suggested were "CoffeeScript: Reloaded", "CoffeeScript Episode II: Attack of the Clones", "The CoffeeScript Supremacy", and "Live Free or CoffeeScript Hard". Technically, right now it's "CoffeeScript II: The Wrath of Khan". Jeremy suggested CoffeeScript Redux. That's probably the best choice, though a little boring.
- a-priori 14y agoMight I suggest "CoffeeScript II: Electric Boogaloo"?
- YmMot 14y ago> "Live Free or CoffeeScript Hard". That would be the fourth version of CoffeeScript. The 2nd version would be "CoffeeScript 2: Script Harder" which is much more awesome.
- almost 14y agoMaybe a name that distinguishes this compiler for CoffeeScript from CoffeeScript-the-language would be better? There may be other CoffeeScript compilers int the future, should they really all have the same name and be numbered? "CoffeeScript 2" (or any whimsical name that contains "CoffeeScript") would be confusing, it implies that it's the second version of the original CoffeeScript compiler, which it isn't.
- FuzzyDunlop 14y agoI'd personally suggest 'CoffeeScript vs Predator' too. Since naming after desserts and alliterative animals has already been done, I wholeheartedly support action film naming conventions.
- adito 14y ago+1 for Caffèscript