From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id QAA14378; Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:04:26 +0200 (MET DST) X-Authentication-Warning: pauillac.inria.fr: majordomo set sender to owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr using -f Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id QAA14100 for ; Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:04:20 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from moutvdom01.kundenserver.de (moutvdom01.kundenserver.de [195.20.224.200]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.11.1/8.10.0) with ESMTP id f5FE4JX02717 for ; Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:04:20 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from [195.20.224.219] (helo=mrvdom03.kundenserver.de) by moutvdom01.kundenserver.de with esmtp (Exim 2.12 #2) id 15AuCx-0000Kh-00 for caml-list@inria.fr; Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:04:19 +0200 Received: from [62.154.173.138] (helo=pc022.bln.elmeg.de) by mrvdom03.kundenserver.de with esmtp (Exim 2.12 #2) id 15AuCO-0007Sj-00 for caml-list@inria.fr; Fri, 15 Jun 2001 16:03:44 +0200 To: caml-list@inria.fr Subject: Re: [Caml-list] ocaml complexity References: <3B2A0D7B.12E32F11@online.no> From: Nils Goesche Date: 15 Jun 2001 16:03:37 +0200 In-Reply-To: <3B2A0D7B.12E32F11@online.no> Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.0808 (Gnus v5.8.8) Emacs/20.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk Tore Lund writes: > The one thing that definitely needs fixing if OCaml is ever to catch on > is the *name*. For my own part it took some time before my brain even > registered that there was such a language, and I am sure this was due to > the unwieldy abbreviation "OCaml" - it looks like a typo or line noise > the first time you see it. > > Audially, few people would realize that "oh camel" refers to a computer > language. In fact, in most European languages it is probably heard as a > chivalrous way to address a camel ... > > One might choose a new name like "Milner", "Weis", "Leroy", etc. But if > rocking the boat that much is not acceptable, just "Caml" would be much > better than "OCaml", and "Camel" would be even better. Earlier, when asked `which language do you use for it?' I used to answer `Objective See Ay Em Ell', but people often thought I meant `Objective C', then :-) Now I say `Objective Camel'. It means a bit more to them than just `Oh-Camel'. Unfortunately, they get the impression that it's some obscure object oriented language like Smalltalk now, so I add `a functional language'. When I typed the URL caml.inria.fr into the browser of a British coworker of mine, he pointed at the `fr' part and shouted `NO, NO! UNACCEPTABLE!!' :-) Regards, -- Nils Goesche "Don't ask for whom the tolls." PGP key ID 0x42B32FC9 ------------------- Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr