MSavoritias <em...@msavoritias.me> writes: >> I actually liked that name — and still like it. Keep in mind that being >> professional quality doesn’t require being teflon-proof naming. Python >> includes `import this` and `import antigravity`. Because exposing ones >> humanity isn’t a problem. > > Just a note here, I am that newbie :) > > And guile is much easier than whatever inside joke "ice-9" is. > > And no I don't need to "prove" myself by going through learning > whatever ice-9 is.
Maybe I'm just pathologically uncurious, but I just "learned" it as an opaque name and moved on. Many years later I read "Cat's Cradle", which was very enjoyable, but did not do anything to teach me about "ice-9". (It pushed me into a short Vonnegut reading frenzy; would recommend.) There really is nothing to *learn* here. > We should make it easier to learn guile over time. I strongly disagree > forcing newbies to go through the same things we did just to make a > point. There are countless obstacles when learning Guile (whether you're coming from some other programming language or if Guile is your first). The name "ice-9" really isn't one of them. -- Ricardo
