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258 points todsacerdoti | 3 comments | 15 Apr 25 17:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.631s | source
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mark_l_watson ◴[15 Apr 25 17:35 UTC] No.43696019[source]▶
Very cool! I just cloned the repository, will play with it later.

BTW, Clojure was such a brilliant name (from Rich): Whenever I see a project starting with "Clo" I pay attention.

EDIT: had a chance to try it: a very cool resource!

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1. iLemming ◴[15 Apr 25 18:40 UTC] No.43696819[source]▶
> Clojure was such a brilliant name

IIRC Rich wanted a name that has CLR and J in it - Clojure initially was officially to be supported on both .Net and Java stacks. Later he realized that keeping it completely compatible on both platforms is an uphill battle. CLR Clojure still exists, but it's not "an officially supported" runtime.

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2. mappu ◴[16 Apr 25 04:59 UTC] No.43701656[source]▶
My /usr/share/dict/words offers Clojure, cajolery, and jocular[ly/ity]. Jocular's not bad.
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3. iLemming ◴[16 Apr 25 14:39 UTC] No.43706158[source]▶
hahaha. Jocular reminded me the naming story of Karma test runner. Initially they named the project "Testacular". With a description that was something like "Spectacular test runner" (or something like that). Sadly, they had to rename it and the choice imo was a lame one. Karma? Really? I suppose some Mormon-backed Google partner thought the initial name was inscripturesque and the team had to choose something Buddhist to passive-aggressively throw a finger.