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To be honest, `awk` that the author references to as a good name, is not. It's just the initials of authors, which does not convey anything about what the tool
by ndkap 10mo ago
To be honest, `awk` that the author references to as a good name, is not. It's just the initials of authors, which does not convey anything about what the tool does. It's yet another cognitive tax.
And I would go further, the extremely shortened names in Linux and other places is problematic too, given that most terminals now allow name completion on tab.
- squigz 10mo agoNow? Tab completion has been a thing for decades. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_completion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_completion Tab completion being a thing does not take away from short, memorable names being easier to use. You'd likely end up typing more on average, due to multiple programs sharing the first few letters of their name