[antlr-interest] we need a name for a new rewriting tool
Ana Nelson
nelson.ana at gmail.com
Thu Jul 24 13:30:19 PDT 2008
or "Bwian" :-)
I think this is less of a problem for open source software projects
which tend to have very high relative search engine rankings even with
common word names.
On 24 Jul 2008, at 21:22, Arnulf Heller wrote:
>
>>
>> An important factor to consider about naming projects in this age
>> is how
>> it interacts with today's dumb but far-reaching Web indexers.
>> Specifically, using an real word, let alone a common one, can make it
>> very hard for people to find you. If you really want to use a real
>> English word, it's advisable to create a variant spelling.
>>
>> ANTLR works very well in this regard, since it's not even an English
>> word.
>>
>> From this perspective, "Brian" would be a singularly bad choice.
>
> Well, then call it "Prian" :-)
> [another monty python insider]
>
> ok, I will hush now
>
> @Ger: Brilliant posting :-)
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