AtomicCards™ On Sat, Jan 2, 2021, at 2:14 AM, BurningTreeC wrote: > I like the name "AtomCards" > > to add my two cents to the discussion :D > > [email protected] schrieb am Montag, 28. Dezember 2020 um 07:14:43 UTC+1: >> I couldn't find if this topic has already been re-hashed this decade. But I >> was wondering if there is any value in discussing alternative names to the >> "Tiddly" part of the TiddlyWIki project. This project has been around for so >> long that renaming / rebranding would be quite an effort. And the Tiddly >> part is unique within programming projects, which helps to eliminate false >> positives when searching for sample code. >> >> I am an American living on the Pacific Coast, so my linguistic preferences >> are definitely different from Jeremy's. But just saying the word 'Tiddly' >> out loud feels like trying to get people from certain Germany dialects to >> say the word "Squirrel." It always feels forced to me. >> >> A joke by Lt. Commander Data on Star Trek the Next Generation was about >> someone mispronouncing 'kidneys' as 'kiddleys.' We the store keeper >> corrected him, the customer contested, "No, I said 'kiddleys.' Diddle I?" >> >> From just a project standpoint, the word 'Tiddly' is trying to focus on the >> "small amount" of data or code that should be in any one unit. This way many >> units can be combined in various ways to satisfy different needs. Although >> it is intended to produce a Wiki-like user interface with deep linking and >> back references, the way you go about it is by breaking up large pieces of >> information into re-usable components. >> >> If your goal is to create "tiddlers," then using a TiddlyWiki application >> would be a natural fit. If the goal of most people is to make small units of >> re-usable components, then perhaps a different prefix would make it more >> appealing. Again, this is just a personal opinion and not a slight on the >> TiddlyWiki project as a whole, which I have been using frequently everyday. >> >> There have been two alternate words kicking around in my head lately. >> TipWiki or DotWiki. >> >> 'Tip' has a very similar double meaning to Tiddly - drunk people can be >> 'tiddly' or 'tipsy', and just the 'tip' of something or a 'tiddly' amount of >> something is quite small. There is an additional English meaning of 'tip' to >> mean 'a small note or suggestion.' That seems to be actually the point of >> TiddlyWiki: Make lots of small notes that can be re-combined as pieces of >> many different larger pages. 'Tiddlers' would become 'Tips', and a single >> 'tiddler' would become a single 'tip.' Phonetically, it feels a lot easier >> to talk about. >> >> 'Dot' has an inherent meaning of 'smallest possible mark or amount.' This >> would again drive home the concept of making the smallest possible content >> for any one unit of information. Unfortunately, dots are already associated >> with the 'dot notation' of Object Oriented Programming, so that could make >> it a little confusing as to the overall goal for people with software >> development backgrounds. >> >> The goal of renaming the project would be to push the desire for "smallness" >> of the individual unit using a more standard English word. Please forgive me >> if I am pushing anyone's buttons here. This topic was just on my mind. Thank >> you for your time. >
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