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Re:Software component names should be whimsical and cryptic by anonymoushn on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @06:49AM (#32822647)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Amazon Web Services?
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Re:Software component names should be whimsical and cryptic by ForHackernews on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @07:16AM (#32822828)
"Amazon Web Services" could mean literally anything. It only seems obvious and descriptive because it's become a widely known brand.

Compare: "Nile Online Frameworks"

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Re:Software component names should be whimsical and cryptic by PurpleRamen on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @07:31AM (#32822942)
But, isn't AWS doing literally everything?

No simple name can describe the job 100% after a certain level of complexity anyway.

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Re:Software component names should be whimsical and cryptic by lupire on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @08:30AM (#32823427)
> Compare: "Nile Online Frameworks"

Those are synonyms. What is your point?

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