reddit discussion about Go turns to D again

[Robert Clipsham]

On 15/05/2011 23:39, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 05/15/2011 02:35 PM, Walter Bright wrote:
>> On 5/15/2011 7:43 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>>> (That's also why we should think of a shorter name instead of
>>> parallel_algorithm... and with this parenthesis I instantly commanded
>>> the
>>> attention of the entire community.)
>>
>> Leave it as std.parallel_algorithm:
>>
>> 1. people instantly know what it is
>>
>> 2. google will index it as "parallel algorithm", exactly what we want.
>> URL names carry a lot of weight with google page rank
>>
>> Calling it "palgorithm" will get us nowhere in terms of visibility.
>
> Sounds like a good argument.
>
> Andrei

Unfortunately, I'm inclined to agree. While palgorithm saves on typing 
and avoids the hideous underscore, parallel_algorithm is far easier to find.

Argument #2 I don't find as attractive, but it could be a nice way to 
increase D's usage (not that many people are looking for it - 
http://www.google.com/trends?q=parallel+algorithm although that's 
probably not indicative, considering it contains the majority, who 
aren't programmers).

Besides which, it's not like you'll be typing it all the time, if you're 
doing things that are likely to need parallel computation then that one 
line of import isn't going to make much difference to the amount of 
typing you have to do.

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Robert
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