[web-devel] Yesod renaming

[vagif.verdi at gmail.com]

:) I agree, silly name. Not sure though about how hard it is to pronounce. I 
am not a native english speaker, and yet i have no problem with that name.


On Saturday, March 26, 2011 01:08:32 AM you wrote:
> > Mithril - It is described as stronger than steel but much lighter in
> > weight.
> 
> I thought the idea was to come up with a name that would be easier to
> pronounce across cultures and have more meaning, not be harder and have
> about the same :)
> 
> > And the name is not taken (suprisingly)
> > 
> > On Friday, March 25, 2011 02:46:03 PM you wrote:
> >> Michael has floated the possibility of re-naming Yesod.
> >> 
> >> Pro:
> >> * Something that everyone can pronounce
> >> * Something easier to remember
> >> * Something that invokes a meaningful mental impression (instead of a
> >> "what does that mean?").
> >> 
> >> Con:
> >> * Yesod is *very* distinctive, we'd most likely end up with a less
> >> unique name
> >> * People know Yesod already
> >> One other con we had was the re-naming effort, but I think we could
> >> mitigate that by continuing to use the Yesod name in the code to a large
> >> extent for a while.
> >> 
> >> Would a phonetic spelling on the homepage help?
> >> yee-sode: high performance, type-safe web development
> >> 
> >> Feedback on the issue is welcome. We are probably more concerned about
> >> thinking back to the initial impression someone gets of the framework
> >> when evaluating it or beginning to use it. It would be great to hear
> >> opinion from the international crowd.
> > 
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