Russ P. wrote: > On Dec 3, 8:22 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> The only reason to change the name would be because of some serious >> bad PR that came onto Python, thus causing its branding name to be >> catagorized as something bad. >> >> However this is not the case, presently, and the brand name is well >> established and accepted. There is no reason to change its name and >> while this conversation has now turned completely off this, I do not >> know why you dislike it so much. >> >> It is a rather catchy, easy to spell and say name, that "rolls off the >> tongue". Frankly all the other suggested names just do not fit to me. >> >> Why change what isn't broken? >> > > You are probably right, but let me just explain one more time why I > think a name change is worth considering, then I'll drop it. >
Good! (On the "drop it" part. Not so good on the "one more time" part.) If we ignore it, maybe this thread will dry up and blow away. > I'm thinking about the first impression people get when they hear the > name. Python is a "funny" name -- in both senses of the word. No? Then > why did a comedy team adopt it? > > You and the others here don't think it's funny because you are used to > it, but when someone hears it for the first time as the name of a > programming language, they thinks it's just a bit funny. Many other > programming languages have funny names too, so it is considered normal > -- by software people, but not necessarily by the general public. > > When someone proposes that Python be considered for use by an > organization that has little or no knowledge of it, first impressions > can make a difference. When managers hear "Python" for the first time, > I'm afraid they are not inclined to consider it a serious language. > And they usually need a serious language for a serious problem. The > barrier to initial consideration is therefore just a bit higher than > it needs to be. And that barrier can be subconscious, so that no one > even realizes it exists. > > I know this because I've been through it myself. When I tell people > that I use Python, I often qualify it by pointing out that it is used > extensively at Google. In other words, I'm banking on the reputation > of Google to offset the goofiness of the "Python" name. > > Come to think of it, maybe it should be called "Googlang" or "Googon"? > > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
