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It also translates to “small booger”, in Spanish, which always made me question who thought the name was a good idea over there.
by schumpeter 9mo ago
It also translates to “small booger”, in Spanish, which always made me question who thought the name was a good idea over there.
- Freak_NL 9mo agoWhy? Every name you pick is likely to be weird in one language or another. Mockito does one thing well as a name, and that is hinting strongly at what it is (a mocking library).
- torben-friis 9mo ago>is likely to be weird in one language or another. But this name is weird in the specific language it’s imitating (both the -ito termination for diminutives and the drink on which I assumed the name is based are Spanish).
- lisbbb 9mo agoWasn't it a riff on "Mojito" which was a popular drink at the time?
- OrangeMusic 9mo agoMojitos aren't popular anymore?!
- marinesebastian 9mo agoActually, no. "small booger" would be _moquito_ in spanish.
- schumpeter 9mo agoFair. The spelling is off, but the pronunciation is the same.
- awesome_dude 9mo agoLook, as an English only speaker I don't care - I'm still stuck at "Haw haw, small booger library!"