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It's a small thing, but I'm so glad they renamed it to "Nim". Its prior name carries such a negative connotation, while just shortening that gave a name that's
by kbd 11y ago
It's a small thing, but I'm so glad they renamed it to "Nim". Its prior name carries such a negative connotation, while just shortening that gave a name that's cute and simple.
- vezzy-fnord 11y agoI'm one who actually preferred Nimrod, but it's done by now.
- david-given 11y agoAh --- I didn't know this was Nimrod! I remember looking at that a few years ago and thinking 'this is awesome but not quite ready yet'. I need to have another look at Nim. It even looks like it's in Debian!
- jwecker 11y agoFun fact- Nimrod means mighty hunter. The negative connotation came from early Bugs Bunny cartoons where he applies the name sarcastically to Elmer Fudd.
- sigzero 11y agoAlso a very cool future sentinel in the X-Men comics.
- evilduck 11y agoKind of. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimrod https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimrod There's definitely a much older negative connotation than the Bugs Bunny usage.
- jessaustin 11y agoYou don't like big waterfall projects like the Tower of Babel? You must be one of those microservices people... b^)
- Dewie3 11y agoThe voices of American programmers are loud and many.
- platz 11y agoAt least we still have Coq
- Dewie3 11y ago`git` also carries negative connotations. But at least that was intentional.