Re: Naming debate- what's the location for it?

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I'm about to publish some blog posts with using Perl 6  to demonstrate some
cryptographic primitives. I was thinking about calling it "rakudo" to at
least intrigue people and make them google it. Couldn't we call the
language rakudo and the implementation nqp-rakudo? (ie a rakudo
implementation in nqp)

LL


On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 5:02 AM Patrick R. Michaud <[email protected]>
wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 05:55:54PM +0000, raiph mellor wrote:
> > (Perl) Rakudo
> > ===========
> >
> > If jnthn and pmichaud and larry can warm to this idea, then:
> > [...]
> > The 'Perl' could be dropped from Rakudo specific propaganda,
> > calling the language just Rakudo instead, to reinforce that it refers
> > to 6e and beyond. But the Perl could be retained in any material
> > covering both Raptor and Rakudo as a reunified tech / community.
>
> FWIW, I am VERY MUCH AGAINST the idea of naming a language after its
> implementation.  I've seen the confusion it causes in other environments
> and we ought not repeat that mistake here, especially since we don't have
> to.
>
> Whatever things end up being called, don't confuse the implementation(s)
> with the language definition.
>
> Pm
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;m about to publish some blog posts with using Perl 6=
=C2=A0 to demonstrate some cryptographic primitives. I was thinking about c=
alling it &quot;rakudo&quot; to at least intrigue people and make them goog=
le it. Couldn&#39;t we call the language rakudo and the implementation nqp-=
rakudo? (ie a rakudo implementation in nqp)<div><br></div><div>LL<div><br><=
/div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Fe=
b 15, 2018 at 5:02 AM Patrick R. Michaud &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:pmichaud@pob=
ox.com">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-lef=
t:1ex">On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 05:55:54PM +0000, raiph mellor wrote:<br>
&gt; (Perl) Rakudo<br>
&gt; =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; If jnthn and pmichaud and larry can warm to this idea, then:<br>
&gt; [...]<br>
&gt; The &#39;Perl&#39; could be dropped from Rakudo specific propaganda,<b=
r>
&gt; calling the language just Rakudo instead, to reinforce that it refers<=
br>
&gt; to 6e and beyond. But the Perl could be retained in any material<br>
&gt; covering both Raptor and Rakudo as a reunified tech / community.<br>
<br>
FWIW, I am VERY MUCH AGAINST the idea of naming a language after its implem=
entation.=C2=A0 I&#39;ve seen the confusion it causes in other environments=
 and we ought not repeat that mistake here, especially since we don&#39;t h=
ave to.<br>
<br>
Whatever things end up being called, don&#39;t confuse the implementation(s=
) with the language definition.<br>
<br>
Pm<br>
</blockquote></div>

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