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PSA: Names in software matter. I know we want to believe we live in some language agnostic utopia, but the fact is, programming culture, literature, and science
by irascible 11y ago
PSA: Names in software matter. I know we want to believe we live in some language agnostic utopia, but the fact is, programming culture, literature, and science, is dominated by the english language... so when you name your language something like "Coq" (sounds like cock), or Nimrod, (a common american childrens insult), or your OS, Losethos, (which has the word Lose in it, even though it is an actual place...), You face a tremendous barrier to adoption. Case in point, the previous examples, Nimrod changed their language name to Nim, and have seen a recent surge in visibility/popularity, Losethos renamed to TempleOS, and has seen a similar wave of attention... Names matter.