[Edu-sig] Renaming PyWhip...
Andreas Raab
andreas.raab at gmx.de
Wed Feb 24 19:54:42 CET 2010
Andre Roberge wrote:
> I never made the connection between the name PyWhip and the idiomatic
> expression of "whipping through". The only image that came to my mind
> was that of a slave driver, whipping students to do work ... not a very
> positive one.
Exactly the same for me.
> Having made the mistake of choosing two non-descriptive names for
> projects (rur-ple and crunchy), I would strongly support Jeff's idea of
> having a more descriptive name - especially one that is understandable
> by non native English speakers. In fact, while I stuck with the "Py"
> abbreviation when making suggestions that included PyPractice, I would
> suggest that PythonPractice might be an even better choice.
+1 for PythonPractice.
Cheers,
- Andreas
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