Whither Tango?

[KennyTM~]

On Feb 21, 10 10:04, Justin Johansson wrote:
> Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>>
>>>> - std.random.dice (it is a discrete distribution...)
>>> What's wrong with dice?
>>>
>>
>> I like it, but I can definitely understand that some people might find
>> its meaning too indirect. Maybe "std.random.discrete" or
>> "std.random.even" or "std.random.regular" or somethingliek that?
>>
>
> If cuteness in a word is at all a relevant factor in deciding upon
> a name how about
>
> std.random.dip
>
> Justin's etymology of "dip":
>
> 1. Derived from "lucky dip", meaning to draw an item (often a prize)
> randomly from a container (often a barrel at a fair or carnival).
>
> 2. Derived by contraction of serendipity or serendipitous.
>
> The idea of generating a "serendipitous number" as opposed to generating
> (just a) PORN (Plain Old Random Number) by all measures has got to be
> cute. Just so happens, serendipitous in fact, that "serendipitous" is
> one of my favorite words. It's also a pure fluke that the acronym for
> Plain Old Random Number turns out be what it is .. I was thinking of
> Plain Old Java Object POJO when that came to mind. :-)
>
>
> See also (the first link is quite an interesting read)
>
> http://serendipity.ruwenzori.net/index.php/2006/12/03/seredipitous-etymology
>
>
> http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Serendipity
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Justin Johansson

I think any function names that needs to tell user a story or dictionary 
definition before knowing why it is chosen is a bad name.