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!
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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