Names should be cute, not descriptive

Re:Names should be cute, not descriptive by ihatepython on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @03:36AM (#34322057)

My default is to name the project something related to Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.

Then when things go off the rails, I can say 'Shaka, when the walls fell'

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Re:Names should be cute, not descriptive by voytec on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @06:45AM (#34323356)

Names of my mail systems :)

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Re:Names should be cute, not descriptive by cbm-vic-20 on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @10:04AM (#34325877)

And when the other person in the conversation looks perplexed or lost, just repeat it again, slowly, and add emotion to some of the syllables. They'll get it eventually.

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