Sorry to be the 15 year old, but could they have not chosen a better name?
Preemptively yes ive read the history of the name, but i doubt they didn't know the homophone.
The puns write themselves: More. Coq in Your Browser
Preemptively yes ive read the history of the name, but i doubt they didn't know the homophone.
The puns write themselves: More. Coq in Your Browser
Oh, from what I've heard, on pretty good authority, it was far from an accident. Apparently the French meaning of 'bit' is part of the backstory.
The vowels in “bit” and “beat” (or “shit” and “sheet”, or “bitch” and “beach”, etc.), sound completely different to native English speakers. The latter is closer to French “bite”. The former does not exist in standard European French.
There was a huge outrage epidemic over the past decade. Video games journalism was in a very dark place for a while as one example. The drive by "code of conduct" assaults on Github projects as another. Mainstream news orgs cashing in on, and a whole new generation of blogger/vloggers riding a tide of outrage porn. Interesting times.
John Cleese vs Extremism seems relevant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLNhPMQnWu4
I'd feel weird about suggesting a tool at work called "vaj" or "tits" too. Feels a little much like encouraging a "boy's club" clique-y kind of atmosphere.
Maybe they should mimic Facebook's name pronunciation bio line design feature and mention that obviously because that's news to me and people I've known that used the tool.