Re: [web-devel] Yesod renaming

I'm for keeping the name. It evokes the right kind of relevance for me. Be different! Keep the name! On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Felipe Almeida Lessa wrote:

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Aristid Breitkreuz wrote:

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It's scary? I don't even know what "Yesod" means, and it sounds totally and utterly neutral to me, not scary at all. But it is easy to remember anyways, due to being very distinctive. What makes it sound scary to you?

My mother tongue is Portuguese, so neither "Yesod" nor "monad" meant anything to me when I first heard of them.  However none of them give a warm, fuzzy feeling.  I can't speak for people whose mother language is English, but I'd bet they don't get this feeling as well.

As an example, "Ruby on Rails" feels nice.  You actually can imagine a nice, big, red ruby going fast like a train =).

That's why I advocate for a Call for Names.  I don't think we should change "Yesod" just for the sake of having an easier to remember name.  Any replacement should be clear, nice, give a warm, fuzzy feeling, etc.

My 2¢ =),

-- Felipe.

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