DStep - Bindings Generator 0.0.1

Jacob Carlborg via Digitalmars-d-announce digitalmars-d-announce at puremagic.com
Fri Jan 30 12:27:21 PST 2015


On 2015-01-30 15:19, Chris wrote:

> I see what you mean, I'm tired of clever backronyms [1] too. However,
> DStep is not a product or a company like Apple but a tool with a very
> specific use. If I look for a tool, I prefer it to have what it does in
> the name, simply because it's easier to find it with a search engine.
> E.g. if there is a color picker plugin written in JavaScript, it makes
> sense that it has the words "color" and "picker" or something in the
> name (JSColorPicker) or so, because that's what you type into the search
> engine. If someone is wondering if there is an automatic converter form
> C.h to D, what will s/he type? Probably something like "C to D
> conversion programming" or "convert C headers/files to D". It's not
> about aesthetics, it's about being practical. C2D or CtoD (as has been
> suggested) are the most practical names. "C.hD" would be a nice pun.

I think that changing the name now is too late.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg


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