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Re:The Xonsh Python Shell by jasonmp85 on Monday October 12, 2020 @03:22PM (#24758355)
Why in god’s name would you ever pick the word “Xonsh” for a project?

If the initial “X” isn’t alienating enough, stay for the “nsh” consonant cluster at the end!

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Re:The Xonsh Python Shell by tomjakubowski on Monday October 12, 2020 @03:28PM (#24758428)
"nsh" isn't too bad. English speakers already use that in words like "ensure", and "nch" (which is pretty close) is also common (tranche, enchant)
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Re:The Xonsh Python Shell by MikeTheGreat on Monday October 12, 2020 @04:01PM (#24758802)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24758469 :)
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Re:The Xonsh Python Shell by bruxis on Monday October 12, 2020 @04:16PM (#24758967)
I'm not sure why the downvotes (or at least I don't think they're warranted). I love the project, but the name is ridiculous and honestly makes it a tough sell to bring in new members to the community.

It's simply initially off-putting.

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