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> From: squeak-dev-bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org [mailto:squeak-dev-
> bounces at lists.squeakfoundation.org] On Behalf Of Igor Stasenko
> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 9:26 PM
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> Subject: Re: [squeak-dev] The Primitive: I am not a number- I am a named prim!- SqueakPeople article
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> 2008/7/2 Eliot Miranda <eliot.miranda at gmail.com>:

> > My own OT:
> >
> > BTW, did you see my comment about renaming Hydra?  I think "String" is a
> > much better name. Strings are composed of threads.  Smalltalk comes from
> > Alan Kay's distaste for the kinds of names people were using for programming
> > languages in the 60's & 70's, names like Zeus and Thor.  Hence Smalltalk.
> >  Hydra is another mythic name.  Cog is a small element in a larger whole
> > (and a cool advert by Honda).  Anyway, think it over...
> >
> 
> Naming things is not my best talent. :) A name "Hydra" is not really
> my idea (originally it came from Andreas colleague afaik).
> I can say that i like it: Hydra has many heads. But if you find it too
> pretentious, hmm. A "String" is directly opposite to it.. Its too
> plain boring & gray :)

Well, how about "Tapestry". It is made of threads and is not
boring.

> There can be many criteria how to pick a name: ones care that name
> should sell itself, others want to put meaning in it (to conform
> idea). I personally prefer  names which simply sound good. :)

Terry
 
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