[Edu-sig] Renaming PyWhip

[David MacQuigg]

PyKata ... YES!! Please don't tell me this means something awful in 
Korean. :>) According to Wikipedia:

    A kata can refer to any basic form, routine, or pattern of behavior
    that is practiced to various levels of mastery. In Japanese
    language, kata is a frequently-used word meaning “way of doing
    things,” with emphasis on the form and order of the process. Other
    meanings are “training method” and “formal exercise.” The goal of a
    painter’s practicing, for example, is to merge his consciousness
    with his brush; the potter’s with his clay; the garden designer’s
    with the materials of the garden. Once such mastery is achieved, the
    theory goes, the doing of a thing perfectly is as easy as thinking it.

Practice these problems until you can do them without thinking, at least 
not thinking about syntax. I used to practice Karate, and this fits 
perfectly.

Comments?

-- Dave


DeanG wrote:
> fwiw...
>
> I've seen a number of names pulled from the practice applications
> martial arts used recently:
> kata : http://codekata.pragprog.com/ -
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kata_(programming)
> dojo : http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~gpollice/Dojo.html ,
> http://old.nabble.com/Code-Dojo---yesterday-and-next-year...-td26745289.html
>  (problematic due to popular javascript library with the same name)
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 1:32 PM, David MacQuigg
> <macquigg at ece.arizona.edu> wrote:
>   
>> OK, PyWhip is out.  I'm still looking for something short and memorable.
>>
>> How about PyJet?  Fits right in with its most likely home on App Engine.  I
>> can even imagine a logo with a jet engine strapped to a Python.  I can't
>> think of any S&M connotations, but then I'm not very familiar with that
>> subculture. :>)
>>
>> I'm more interested in opinions with reasons than just votes.  The decision
>> will be made by those who are active on the project.
>>
>> -- Dave
>>
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