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And the verb recurse is used in the name as an adjective when we already have a perfectly good adjectival form of the word—recursive—that is also more immediate

by pash 12y ago

And the verb recurse is used in the name as an adjective when we already have a perfectly good adjectival form of the word—recursive—that is also more immediately familiar. People who consider recurse an ugly back-formation (preferring to recur) will wince, cringe, and decry the gramatical turpitude all at once. But enough criticism—here's an attempt at something constructive: How about "Recursity"? The .com address is unregistered, and you can pretend it's a portmanteau of recursion and university suggested by a high-dollar naming consultant. The Recursity is a free, self-directed educational retreat ... Hmm. Maybe a mashup with the word sabattical could work.

emodendroket 12y ago
"Recur" means something different, regardless of the origins of the word "recursion." By the logic that we should never have two words with the same etymology, we should merge "chief" and "chef" (or "recourse" and "recursion," for that matter). And I don't know why it's an adjective; if it were the "Bill J. Simpson" Center we wouldn't decide "Bill J. Simpson" were an adjective.
gknoy 12y ago
Sabatticode? Ah well, too late now.
- evolve2k 12y ago
  Apologise I too really agree with the need to change name but don't really like the new name. With the illiterate 'curse' and 'center' it sounds like possible some health care center. How about taking on a longer more officious sounding name 'the center for higher studies in code' or suchlike. That's possible more border friendly and I'm sure there's a bunch of options in that space.
voteapathy 12y ago
Sounds like they're trying to stick to a name with more lasting weight and a sense of authority. A name like Recursity may be trendy (a portmanteau ending in the letter 'y'), but I suspect ten years from now it will look very tacky.
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- fragmede 12y ago
  Flickr launched in 2004 and, at 11 years old, doesn't look very tacky (Yahoo's meddling aside). It also seems like a good problem to have - it needs to last ten years first. If the name's a problem then, the option to rebrand is still there.

by pash 12y ago

emodendroket 12y ago

"Recur" means something different, regardless of the origins of the word "recursion." By the logic that we should never have two words with the same etymology, we should merge "chief" and "chef" (or "recourse" and "recursion," for that matter). And I don't know why it's an adjective; if it were the "Bill J. Simpson" Center we wouldn't decide "Bill J. Simpson" were an adjective.

gknoy 12y ago

Sabatticode? Ah well, too late now.

evolve2k 12y ago
Apologise I too really agree with the need to change name but don't really like the new name. With the illiterate 'curse' and 'center' it sounds like possible some health care center. How about taking on a longer more officious sounding name 'the center for higher studies in code' or suchlike. That's possible more border friendly and I'm sure there's a bunch of options in that space.

voteapathy 12y ago

Sounds like they're trying to stick to a name with more lasting weight and a sense of authority. A name like Recursity may be trendy (a portmanteau ending in the letter 'y'), but I suspect ten years from now it will look very tacky.

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fragmede 12y ago
Flickr launched in 2004 and, at 11 years old, doesn't look very tacky (Yahoo's meddling aside). It also seems like a good problem to have - it needs to last ten years first. If the name's a problem then, the option to rebrand is still there.