On Friday, 30 January 2015 at 12:43:14 UTC, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2015-01-30 13:01, Chris wrote:
>
>> Just brain storming (i.e. some output may be nonsense):
>>
>> - dimp [1] (D + import) [2]
>> - dimpc (pronounced "dimps")
>> - dimplink
>> - cimport
>> - cimpleD
>> - DiCe (D importing C external / extensions - you would want the 'e' at
>> the end ;))
>> - CeeD (as in "seed")
>> - CeDe
>
> I think I'm going to stick with DStep.

I do understand where the name is coming from, but (as has been pointed out by others already) it offers no clue as to what it is doing. Looking at the name it's anybody's guess what it is. It's easier to remember a tool, if it has a reference to what it's all about, e.g. Cygwin, htod.

>> [1] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dimp#English
>> [2] in case it will go beyond C/Obj-C, we need no reference to C
>
> It will hopefully support C++ as well.

On 2015-01-30 13:50, Chris wrote:

> I do understand where the name is coming from, but (as has been pointed
> out by others already) it offers no clue as to what it is doing. Looking
> at the name it's anybody's guess what it is. It's easier to remember a
> tool, if it has a reference to what it's all about, e.g. Cygwin, htod.

Many projects/companies have completely unrelated names to what they do. I'm tired of trying to come up with cleaver names that have some kind of meaning.

What has "Phobos" to do with D or programming? Nothing about "Apple" suggests they sell computers.

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/Jacob Carlborg

On Friday, 30 January 2015 at 13:46:11 UTC, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2015-01-30 13:50, Chris wrote:
>
>> I do understand where the name is coming from, but (as has been pointed
>> out by others already) it offers no clue as to what it is doing. Looking
>> at the name it's anybody's guess what it is. It's easier to remember a
>> tool, if it has a reference to what it's all about, e.g. Cygwin, htod.
>
> Many projects/companies have completely unrelated names to what they do. I'm tired of trying to come up with cleaver names that have some kind of meaning.
>
> What has "Phobos" to do with D or programming? Nothing about "Apple" suggests they sell computers.

I see what you mean, I'm tired of clever backronyms [1] too. However, DStep is not a product or a company like Apple but a tool with a very specific use. If I look for a tool, I prefer it to have what it does in the name, simply because it's easier to find it with a search engine. E.g. if there is a color picker plugin written in JavaScript, it makes sense that it has the words "color" and "picker" or something in the name (JSColorPicker) or so, because that's what you type into the search engine. If someone is wondering if there is an automatic converter form C.h to D, what will s/he type? Probably something like "C to D conversion programming" or "convert C headers/files to D". It's not about aesthetics, it's about being practical. C2D or CtoD (as has been suggested) are the most practical names. "C.hD" would be a nice pun.


[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym

On 2015-01-30 15:19, Chris wrote:

> I see what you mean, I'm tired of clever backronyms [1] too. However,
> DStep is not a product or a company like Apple but a tool with a very
> specific use. If I look for a tool, I prefer it to have what it does in
> the name, simply because it's easier to find it with a search engine.
> E.g. if there is a color picker plugin written in JavaScript, it makes
> sense that it has the words "color" and "picker" or something in the
> name (JSColorPicker) or so, because that's what you type into the search
> engine. If someone is wondering if there is an automatic converter form
> C.h to D, what will s/he type? Probably something like "C to D
> conversion programming" or "convert C headers/files to D". It's not
> about aesthetics, it's about being practical. C2D or CtoD (as has been
> suggested) are the most practical names. "C.hD" would be a nice pun.

I think that changing the name now is too late.

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg

On Friday, 30 January 2015 at 20:27:22 UTC, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2015-01-30 15:19, Chris wrote:
>
>> I see what you mean, I'm tired of clever backronyms [1] too. However,
>> DStep is not a product or a company like Apple but a tool with a very
>> specific use. If I look for a tool, I prefer it to have what it does in
>> the name, simply because it's easier to find it with a search engine.
>> E.g. if there is a color picker plugin written in JavaScript, it makes
>> sense that it has the words "color" and "picker" or something in the
>> name (JSColorPicker) or so, because that's what you type into the search
>> engine. If someone is wondering if there is an automatic converter form
>> C.h to D, what will s/he type? Probably something like "C to D
>> conversion programming" or "convert C headers/files to D". It's not
>> about aesthetics, it's about being practical. C2D or CtoD (as has been
>> suggested) are the most practical names. "C.hD" would be a nice pun.
>
> I think that changing the name now is too late.

At version 0.0.1? :)

On 2015-01-31 19:38, Chris wrote:

> At version 0.0.1? :)

At version 0.1.0: https://github.com/jacob-carlborg/dstep/releases/tag/v0.1.0

-- 
/Jacob Carlborg

On Saturday, 31 January 2015 at 19:40:49 UTC, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2015-01-31 19:38, Chris wrote:
>
>> At version 0.0.1? :)
>
> At version 0.1.0: https://github.com/jacob-carlborg/dstep/releases/tag/v0.1.0

Still loads of time to change the name. If you wanna do it, do it now. I like "C.h D" :)

On 02/02/2015 04:21 AM, Chris wrote:
> On Saturday, 31 January 2015 at 19:40:49 UTC, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>> On 2015-01-31 19:38, Chris wrote:
>>
>>> At version 0.0.1? :)
>>
>> At version 0.1.0: https://github.com/jacob-carlborg/dstep/releases/tag/v0.1.0
> 
> Still loads of time to change the name. If you wanna do it, do it now. I like "C.h D" :)

FYI, this thread started 3 years ago...

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Paul O'Neil
Github / IRC: todayman

On Tuesday, 3 February 2015 at 01:35:16 UTC, Paul O'Neil wrote:
> On 02/02/2015 04:21 AM, Chris wrote:
>> On Saturday, 31 January 2015 at 19:40:49 UTC, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>>> On 2015-01-31 19:38, Chris wrote:
>>>
>>>> At version 0.0.1? :)
>>>
>>> At version 0.1.0:
>>> https://github.com/jacob-carlborg/dstep/releases/tag/v0.1.0
>> 
>> Still loads of time to change the name. If you wanna do it, do it now. I
>> like "C.h D" :)
>
> FYI, this thread started 3 years ago...

And still nobody knows what DStep is all about?

On 2/3/2015 7:01 PM, Chris wrote:
> On Tuesday, 3 February 2015 at 01:35:16 UTC, Paul O'Neil wrote:
>> On 02/02/2015 04:21 AM, Chris wrote:
>>> On Saturday, 31 January 2015 at 19:40:49 UTC, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
>>>> On 2015-01-31 19:38, Chris wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> At version 0.0.1? :)
>>>>
>>>> At version 0.1.0:
>>>> https://github.com/jacob-carlborg/dstep/releases/tag/v0.1.0
>>>
>>> Still loads of time to change the name. If you wanna do it, do it now. I
>>> like "C.h D" :)
>>
>> FYI, this thread started 3 years ago...
>
> And still nobody knows what DStep is all about?

 Define nobody. I've known about it for quite a while now.