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Cue the comments stating that no one will use this because the name is bad.

by cwisecarver 9y ago

Gurrewe 9y ago
I love their name, it clearly states what they want to achieve.
- toxican 9y ago
  Spread disease, infest, smell, make my skin crawl?
jachee 9y ago
Are you suggesting the name is a feature, not a bug?
- dsimms 9y ago
  literally a bug! Also, I enjoyed the beta announcement title: CockroachDB skitters into Beta. Good work y'all! I hope Cockroach Labs continued success!
- notacoward 9y ago
  Maybe it's both.
Double_a_92 9y ago
But the more important question is "Does it webscale?" /s
mirekrusin 9y ago
Just call it C9DB if you don't want to use the c-word.
- cholantesh 9y ago
  Wouldn't it be C8DB?
  - JetSpiegel 9y ago
    Stylized as C8=>DB
s_kilk 9y ago
Maybe they want to keep all the startup webscale dweebs out.
jabl 9y ago
Just like, err, GIMP? What is it with Spencer Kimball and naming things that gets people so upset? It's not like other company or product names are that good; we're just used to them. Some high profile tech companies: - Google: some propellerhead big number joke (hey, I have a Phd and I don't know offhand how big a googleplex is...) - Alphabet: Really? That out of ideas? - Amazon: Some hot snake and insect-infested jungle? Why should I go there? - Microsoft: At least it gives a hint what the company does, but really... (cue the penis jokes) - Yahoo: WTF, some slang term I've never heard of before.. - Apple: Mmmm, are they organic and locally produced? Oh, they sell computers and phones? WTF?! (Yes, I've heard the backstory about Alan Turing and the poisoned apple which I guess puts me in a very small minority)
- Mizza 9y ago
  I mean the big issue is really the inherent positive/negative association. I wouldn't over-think it. Amazon - big, marvelous jungle. Yahoo - an expression of Joy. Apple - a delicious sweet fruit. Cockroach - a disgusting plague insect.
- cocktailpeanuts 9y ago
  There's bad name, and then there's repulsive name. All the examples you mention fall under "bad name", and it's not even objectively bad, I actually think they're great names, so it's subjective. And NONE of them are repulsive. Then again, if you insist cockroaches are lovable creatures I have nothing more to say.
  - jabl 9y ago
    > All the examples you mention fall under "bad name", and it's not even objectively bad, I actually think they're great names, so it's subjective. And NONE of them are repulsive. My argument was not that they are good or bad, but rather that we've come to associate positive things with the companies in question, and then we post-hoc come up with explanations why they names are good etc. > Then again, if you insist cockroaches are lovable creatures I have nothing more to say. I don't think they are lovable, no. But they are an evolutionary success story; they've been around for hundreds of millions of years, long before humans. And they'll be here after we humans have extincted ourselves in some nuclear holocaust/massive environmental disaster/pick your favorite apocalyptic scenario/. And if you manage to squish one, there's hordes of em left; just like I'd like my DB to be, so actually I think it's a very good name! :)
nathan_f77 9y ago
I think it's one of the worst names I've ever heard. Both because of the bug, but also because of the first syllable. That's not going to stop me from using it if I have to, but I'm certainly less interested in trying it out. And I would be embarrassed to put "Cockroach Expert" on my resume.] Disclaimer: I've come up with my fair share of bad names. SCM Breeze [1] makes me cringe now. [1] https://github.com/scmbreeze/scm_breeze https://github.com/scmbreeze/scm_breeze
- korzun 9y ago
  > I think it's one of the worst names I've ever heard. Both because of the bug, but also because of the first syllable. You sound like you would get offended by a slight breeze of air.
  - nathan_f77 9y ago
    I'm sorry it comes across that way, but I'm not really "offended" by it. I just think it's a gross name and it gives me a bad feeling. It's not something I can really control.
- irfansharif 9y ago
  > I would be embarrassed to put "Cockroach Expert" on my resume well, now that you mention it... https://irfansharif.io/irfan-sharif-resume.pdf https://irfansharif.io/irfan-sharif-resume.pdf
dang 9y ago
Please don't do this here—it's just as bad as the bad thing. Worse in fact, because it's smug too.
- cwisecarver 9y ago
  Sorry dang. I know your job is hard enough.

Cue the comments stating that no one will use this because the name is bad.

Gurrewe 9y ago

I love their name, it clearly states what they want to achieve.

toxican 9y ago
Spread disease, infest, smell, make my skin crawl?

jachee 9y ago

Are you suggesting the name is a feature, not a bug?

dsimms 9y ago
literally a bug! Also, I enjoyed the beta announcement title: CockroachDB skitters into Beta. Good work y'all! I hope Cockroach Labs continued success!
notacoward 9y ago
Maybe it's both.

Double_a_92 9y ago

But the more important question is "Does it webscale?" /s

mirekrusin 9y ago

Just call it C9DB if you don't want to use the c-word.

cholantesh 9y ago
Wouldn't it be C8DB?
- JetSpiegel 9y ago
  Stylized as C8=>DB

s_kilk 9y ago

Maybe they want to keep all the startup webscale dweebs out.

jabl 9y ago

Just like, err, GIMP? What is it with Spencer Kimball and naming things that gets people so upset? It's not like other company or product names are that good; we're just used to them. Some high profile tech companies: - Google: some propellerhead big number joke (hey, I have a Phd and I don't know offhand how big a googleplex is...) - Alphabet: Really? That out of ideas? - Amazon: Some hot snake and insect-infested jungle? Why should I go there? - Microsoft: At least it gives a hint what the company does, but really... (cue the penis jokes) - Yahoo: WTF, some slang term I've never heard of before.. - Apple: Mmmm, are they organic and locally produced? Oh, they sell computers and phones? WTF?! (Yes, I've heard the backstory about Alan Turing and the poisoned apple which I guess puts me in a very small minority)

Mizza 9y ago
I mean the big issue is really the inherent positive/negative association. I wouldn't over-think it. Amazon - big, marvelous jungle. Yahoo - an expression of Joy. Apple - a delicious sweet fruit. Cockroach - a disgusting plague insect.
cocktailpeanuts 9y ago
There's bad name, and then there's repulsive name. All the examples you mention fall under "bad name", and it's not even objectively bad, I actually think they're great names, so it's subjective. And NONE of them are repulsive. Then again, if you insist cockroaches are lovable creatures I have nothing more to say.
- jabl 9y ago
  > All the examples you mention fall under "bad name", and it's not even objectively bad, I actually think they're great names, so it's subjective. And NONE of them are repulsive. My argument was not that they are good or bad, but rather that we've come to associate positive things with the companies in question, and then we post-hoc come up with explanations why they names are good etc. > Then again, if you insist cockroaches are lovable creatures I have nothing more to say. I don't think they are lovable, no. But they are an evolutionary success story; they've been around for hundreds of millions of years, long before humans. And they'll be here after we humans have extincted ourselves in some nuclear holocaust/massive environmental disaster/pick your favorite apocalyptic scenario/. And if you manage to squish one, there's hordes of em left; just like I'd like my DB to be, so actually I think it's a very good name! :)

nathan_f77 9y ago

I think it's one of the worst names I've ever heard. Both because of the bug, but also because of the first syllable. That's not going to stop me from using it if I have to, but I'm certainly less interested in trying it out. And I would be embarrassed to put "Cockroach Expert" on my resume.] Disclaimer: I've come up with my fair share of bad names. SCM Breeze [1] makes me cringe now. [1] https://github.com/scmbreeze/scm_breeze https://github.com/scmbreeze/scm_breeze

korzun 9y ago
> I think it's one of the worst names I've ever heard. Both because of the bug, but also because of the first syllable. You sound like you would get offended by a slight breeze of air.
- nathan_f77 9y ago
  I'm sorry it comes across that way, but I'm not really "offended" by it. I just think it's a gross name and it gives me a bad feeling. It's not something I can really control.
irfansharif 9y ago
> I would be embarrassed to put "Cockroach Expert" on my resume well, now that you mention it... https://irfansharif.io/irfan-sharif-resume.pdf https://irfansharif.io/irfan-sharif-resume.pdf

dang 9y ago

Please don't do this here—it's just as bad as the bad thing. Worse in fact, because it's smug too.

cwisecarver 9y ago
Sorry dang. I know your job is hard enough.