vrek@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 1 day agoWho has the best name in the programming space?message-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareWho has the best name in the programming space?vrek@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square23fedilinkfile-text
Not talking about the people themselves just how awesome some names are. My favorites is Stephan Wolfram and Matt Goldbolt!
minus-squarefolekaule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41·1 day agoThrowing one in for Niklaus Wirth because he said: Whereas Europeans generally pronounce my name the right way (‘Ni-klows Wirt’), Americans invariably mangle it into ‘Nick-les Worth’. This is to say that Europeans call me by name, but Americans call me by value.
minus-squarevrek@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 day agoLol, as an American in my head I initially pronounced it worth
minus-squaresquaresinger@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoAmazing quote! Probably the closest way to pronounce the name as an American would be “Virt”, with “i” pronounced as in “will”.
Throwing one in for Niklaus Wirth because he said:
Lol, as an American in my head I initially pronounced it worth
Amazing quote!
Probably the closest way to pronounce the name as an American would be “Virt”, with “i” pronounced as in “will”.