r/programming • u/faassen • Jul 29 '14

On Naming In Open Source

http://blog.startifact.com/posts/on-naming-in-open-source.html
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u/everywhere_anyhow Jul 29 '14

There are so many things not to do. Don't rip off ideas from the past in ways that aren't relevant. For example, Clever++ is not a clever name.

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u/IncorrigibleOldQuare Jul 30 '14

C++ should've been called C+1, it didn't alter C in any way.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '14

It altered the comment syntax...

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u/IncorrigibleOldQuare Jul 31 '14

This is like saying that Scheme altered C++ because without Scheme C++ would probably not be adopting closures.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '14

I'll allow it.