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I assume it's called this because a cockroach can supposedly survive a nuclear attack. But it's a bad name. It does not invoke good feelings.
by limsup 12y ago
I assume it's called this because a cockroach can supposedly survive a nuclear attack. But it's a bad name. It does not invoke good feelings.
- notduncansmith 12y agoMaybe "Caracha" or "CarachaDB"? As in, "La Cucaracha". Still there, but veiled enough that it won't make people uncomfortable just on hearing it.
- donut2d 12y agoHave to agree. I have so many bad feelings attached to cockroaches that just seeing the name makes me sick to my stomach.
- gresrun 12y agoTrademark considerations aside, I'd vote for TwinkieDB
- oalders 12y agoIt's memorable and I think the meaning is pretty clear, but it did make me shudder as well. :)
- taternuts 12y agoI have to agree - maybe 'RoachDB' would be better
- jc_dntn 12y agoI prefer "CockDB".
- jjoergensen 12y agoIt reminds me of a female programmer that I once worked with. By mistake she had originally named one of our busiest databases "ClickCuntDB" It was a database for counting the clicks on our website :-)
- saraid216 12y agoWhy? Because the database runs around like a chicken with its head cut off?
- morgante 12y agoI like RoachDB. The idea is still there, but it's a little more fun.
- angersock 12y agoSure, but it goes down every April 20th...
- jmspring 12y agoI like the name. I had a good idea of the goals when I saw that bit of the title without reading the rest...
- increment_i 12y agoGotta agree. Cringe inducing name when you first hear it, but I imagine it would become less so as you worked with it more and more. You'd be desensitized to it after a while I'd imagine.