September 09, 2002
BrightD, was suggested by Pavel.  D could simply be the shortend name. Nobody goes searching for "gl", they normally use the name "openGL".

"Sandor Hojtsy" <hojtsy@index.hu> wrote in message news:alhmbl$2rfk$1@digitaldaemon.com...
>
> "Walter" <walter@digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:alaj71$2kle$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> >
> > "anderson" <anderson@firestar.com.au> wrote in message news:al9mfe$2jjb$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> > > I think the name D, will be a big marketing point for D.  It's the
only
> > > reason I gained interest in it. There are lots of new C/C++ languages,
> but
> > > the name D says it all in one go.
> >
> > The original idea was to call it the Mars programming language, but
> everyone
> > jokingly called it D so we all accepted reality <g>.
> >
>
> I was trying to find some specific info about D on the internet. Now you
go
> to your search page, and put in a few words about the specific info and
the
> letter "D" into the search query. You have absolutely no chance to find D related pages this way. Try the same with "java". That's why I would like anything better than the name "D".
>
> Sandor
>
>


September 09, 2002
anderson wrote:

> BrightD, was suggested by Pavel.

Hm... I didn't! =) I always call it D - short and clear.
Don't remember who was the original author of BrightD,
though (then maybe just call it Bright?).

September 09, 2002
"Sandor Hojtsy" <hojtsy@index.hu> wrote in news:alhmbl$2rfk$1@digitaldaemon.com:

> I was trying to find some specific info about D on the internet. Now you go to your search page, and put in a few words about the specific info and the letter "D" into the search query. You have absolutely no chance to find D related pages this way. Try the same with "java". That's why I would like anything better than the name "D".
> 
> Sandor

Yes it's hard to search for stuff on D.  I use "D language" as as search term but it's not a perfect solution.

September 09, 2002
Sorry, I forget who it was. It wan't me, but I think it's a good idea.

"Pavel Minayev" <evilone@omen.ru> wrote in message news:alicbg$aou$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> anderson wrote:
>
> > BrightD, was suggested by Pavel.
>
> Hm... I didn't! =) I always call it D - short and clear. Don't remember who was the original author of BrightD, though (then maybe just call it Bright?).
>


September 09, 2002
Patrick Down wrote:
> "Sandor Hojtsy" <hojtsy@index.hu> wrote in
> news:alhmbl$2rfk$1@digitaldaemon.com: 
> 
> 
>>I was trying to find some specific info about D on the internet. Now
>>you go to your search page, and put in a few words about the specific
>>info and the letter "D" into the search query. You have absolutely no
>>chance to find D related pages this way. Try the same with "java".
>>That's why I would like anything better than the name "D".
>>
>>Sandor
> 
> 
> Yes it's hard to search for stuff on D.  I use "D language" as
> as search term but it's not a perfect solution.
> 

C has the same problem, in my experience...

September 09, 2002
Pavel Minayev wrote:
> Russell Lewis wrote:
> 
>> I like the name D because it makes for such amusing conversations.  Just try to say "D compiler" without actually saying "decompiler"... :)
> 
> 
> Depends on the language you're speaking. =)
> 
> Still, in English, it allows for some nice terms, like
> D-velopment, D-bugger (what would that mean? =)), Doc etc
> 
> 

What about DOS?  hehe

September 10, 2002
"Russell Lewis" <spamhole-2001-07-16@deming-os.org> wrote in message news:3D7CE3B9.6030609@deming-os.org...
> Patrick Down wrote:
> > "Sandor Hojtsy" <hojtsy@index.hu> wrote in news:alhmbl$2rfk$1@digitaldaemon.com:
> >
> >
> >>I was trying to find some specific info about D on the internet. Now you go to your search page, and put in a few words about the specific info and the letter "D" into the search query. You have absolutely no chance to find D related pages this way. Try the same with "java". That's why I would like anything better than the name "D".
> >>
> >>Sandor
> >
> >
> > Yes it's hard to search for stuff on D.  I use "D language" as as search term but it's not a perfect solution.

Yes and all kinds of "Ph D." and similiar comes up.

> C has the same problem, in my experience...

True. And also C++, because the plus sign is handled as special by all
search engines.
But now we have the power to solve this problem "at it's root".
Or is the name set already too firmly?


September 10, 2002
"Sandor Hojtsy" <hojtsy@index.hu> wrote in message news:alhmbl$2rfk$1@digitaldaemon.com...
> I was trying to find some specific info about D on the internet. Now you
go
> to your search page, and put in a few words about the specific info and
the
> letter "D" into the search query. You have absolutely no chance to find D related pages this way. Try the same with "java". That's why I would like anything better than the name "D".

I get good results by searching for "D programming language" or "programming language D".


September 10, 2002
"Russell Lewis" <spamhole-2001-07-16@deming-os.org> wrote in message news:3D7CE3D3.4070201@deming-os.org...
> Pavel Minayev wrote:
> > Russell Lewis wrote:
> >> I like the name D because it makes for such amusing conversations. Just try to say "D compiler" without actually saying "decompiler"... :)
> > Depends on the language you're speaking. =)
> > Still, in English, it allows for some nice terms, like
> > D-velopment, D-bugger (what would that mean? =)), Doc etc
> What about DOS?  hehe

Somebody's got to do a Dnile project <g>.


September 11, 2002
Walter wrote:

> "Russell Lewis" <spamhole-2001-07-16@deming-os.org> wrote in message news:3D7CE3D3.4070201@deming-os.org...
> > Pavel Minayev wrote:
> > > Russell Lewis wrote:
> > >> I like the name D because it makes for such amusing conversations. Just try to say "D compiler" without actually saying "decompiler"... :)
> > > Depends on the language you're speaking. =)
> > > Still, in English, it allows for some nice terms, like
> > > D-velopment, D-bugger (what would that mean? =)), Doc etc
> > What about DOS?  hehe
>
> Somebody's got to do a Dnile project <g>.

What would D-liver taste like?