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Programming Language NamesI recently found that the name I had chosen for the language I am creating had already been taken. So now I am in search of a new name. I realized that a number of the LtU readers create and name their own languages in the course of their language tinkering/research. I thought we my enjoy discussing some name related issues. First, the way I see it there are two schools of names. First there are names for languages that are never meant to be mainstream. Second there are names chosen expressly with the intention that the language be mainstream. Of course language designers often misjudge whether their language will be mainstream or not. I imagine that languages not meant for the mainstream are easier to name because the name isn’t as important. Some discussion questions:
By Jeffery Walker at 2005-11-04 21:18 | LtU Forum | previous forum topic | next forum topic | other blogs | 21356 reads
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