Crosscut

Daily Thought - 2024-12-25

Hey, I'm Hanno! These are my daily thoughts on Crosscut, the programming language I'm creating. If you have any questions, comments, or feedback, please get in touch!

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Let's move on from algebraic effects for now. There's more to say about it (I still have lots of notes). And in fact, I just had a new idea that might change things in this area completely. But let's leave that for later. Instead, I want to talk about a topic that I avoided dealing with for a while now. Probably because it's scary and not urgent, which is never a good combination 😄

Caterpillar needs a new name! I like the current one, and it was great while this was just a little side project. But as I was getting more serious about it, I've started thinking about existing brands, domain availability, and other concerns. This was a protracted process that is now over, so I won't go into it.

Instead, let's just get to the point: The new name is Crosscut. It's an English word that's easy to say, write, and remember for many people worldwide. As best I can tell, there are no trademarks that could get me into trouble. And I already found a domain that I like. It also means "shortcut" (among other things), which fits, since its kinda what I'm going for with this language.

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