Slogan/catchphrase for D?

[John Reimer]

kris wrote:
> pragma wrote:
>> In article <dvs2bl$18bo$1 at digitaldaemon.com>, Walter Bright says...
>>
>>>
>>> "kris" <foo at bar.com> wrote in message 
>>> news:dvra93$cdi$1 at digitaldaemon.com...
>>>
>>>> Not to be a party-pooper, but I got the impression that catchphrases 
>>>> are a bit 80's? Does anyone buy into that type of pitch anymore?
>>>> I mean, when was the last time you swallowed a line like "Power, 
>>>> Performance, Productivity" from an eager and straight-faced 
>>>> salesperson?
>>>
>>> That's not a good catchphrase. But when you've got a few seconds to 
>>> make a first impression before they turn the page, a good one helps.
>>
>>
>> How about: D - Work smarter, not harder.
> 
> 
> Or "Dude! Work smarter, not harder" :)
> 
> Jesting aside; wouldn't it be a good idea to identify the target 
> audience for this kind of message? Is it this group? Perhaps the Hackers 
> noted by Paul Graham? Or management? Java programmers? C# developers? Who?
> 
> One of the fundamental rules of marketing is to identify (and know) your 
> market. It's also rumoured that engineers make piss-poor marketers ~ too 
> honest and/or pragmatic.


If we throw enough catch phrases out... maybe we'll capture all markets! 
< big toothy grin >.

Although, I'm curious to know what kind of market "Dude" will attract. 
What happens when you cross a nerd with a hipster: do you get a game 
developer? :)

I once came across a comic that showed two kids discussing a topic in 
great earnest, skateboards in hand. It went something like this:

kid #1:  Dude...
kid #2:  Dude!

kid #1:  Dude?
kid #2:  Duuuuude...

kid #1:  Duh uuude
kid #2:  Duu -ude

kid #1:  dude.
kid #2:  dude.

Translation (can't remember the original so I've taken some license here):

kid #1:  Greetings, my dear friend...
kid #2:  Salutations to you, sir!

kid #1:  Have you made any progress with our prior expatiation of the 
metaphysical implications of moral order?

kid #2:  Affirmative, I have deduced that rather than remonstrating a 
salient conclusion, we have but managed to coalesce a protuberancy of 
words and meaning: in short, it was a complete tautology.

kid #1:  I utterly and completely agree -- your perspicuousness in the 
matter, at least, is indisputable.
kid #2: You are most kind; yet my sagacity is but a reflection of your 
own circumspection.

kid #1: I must go now; we shall meet again.
kid #2: Most indubitably; adieu to you, sir.

:)

-JJR