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Somehow it's so cute that the name of the app is, well, a name.
by throw-the-towel 11mo ago
Somehow it's so cute that the name of the app is, well, a name.
- tailspin2019 11mo agoMaybe derived from “a line”?
- nexton 11mo agoAs an Aussie, I assumed it was a reference to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Border https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Border
- andrewshadura 11mo agoMy understanding it's a reference to Steve Coogan, who played Alan Partridge, who in one episode sees a friend called Dan, and starts shouting his name, but Dan doesn't react. Alan proceeds shouting: Dan! Dan! DAN! and eventually gives up. This scene was later parodied in a BBC programme about animals, where one animal shouts Alan! Alan! ALAN! and then realises the name's wrong: STEVE!
- mbreese 11mo agoIn reading more from this guy's blog, he also wrote a game called "Steve". https://stevethegame.com/ https://stevethegame.com/
- andrewshadura 11mo agoHas he also written a Dan?
- nreilly 11mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Border https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Border Is a pretty famous cricketer.
- devjam 11mo agoThat was my first thought too! but then realised Allan Border has a double L, while the app's name is "Alan"
- steve_adams_86 11mo agoI believe it's named after a guy who likely influenced the direction of the macOS UI such that this app's development was necessitated in the first place.
- glebd 11mo agoI think it’s a reference to Alan Dye, who screwed design and usability of xOS 26 so epically that an app like Alan became necessary.