1. RE: Peu, it stinks!
Hi Irv and David,
The name of the language you have presented has a deep impact on
the kinda programmers it will attract. foo() will basically bring in
medium and expert programmers(experienced), who will be few. Denim will
attract a larger crowd of mostly newbies. So which do we need, few
medium and expert programmers or a lot of newbies who tend to make the
language popular?
And, Yes, i asked a couple of friends what they thought
foo() -- came last(they were puzzled when it came to pronunciation)
peu -- seemed popular cause they laughed at it, pronuoncing it as
'peep
denim -- was approved. they liked it
Me. -- i like denim best
Jordah.
Irv Mullins wrote:
>
> Dave wrote:
>
> > Most importantly, it passes the "giggle" test. When I tell managers I'm
> > coding something in "Euphoria", they tend to look at me askance. Imagine
> > the reaction I'd get if I said I was coding in "Peu!"
>
> Peu is going to get laughs, and lots of one-word reviews.
> Add to that the lawsuits we'll get from Disney when we try to use a cute
>
> cuddly black and white striped kitty as a mascot.
>
> I humbly suggest a word already known and respected by programmers
> worldwide::
> One that neatly encapsulates the wonderful features of the language:
>
>
> foo()
>
> Yes; I hereby trademark foo(), - lowercase f, complete with parens -
> as
> the name of the next new programming language.
>
> foo() is believed to be derived from the 'foo' or faux, fighters which
> aviators on nighttime missions often reported. Generally seen as glowing
> orbs
> behind or alongside their planes, these 'foo fighters' were perhaps
> plasma or
> 'St. Elmo's fire' formed in the vortex from their wings. Some, however,
> believed these truly Unidentified Flying Objects were piloted by aliens.
>
> So we not only have a nice familiar name for the language, but we can
> have
> a cute little green man in flying helmet and scarf as our mascot.
>
> Regards,
> Irv
>
>
