Find a new name for ActorScript

[rossberg]

"ActorScript" is already taken, and specifically, claimed by Carl Hewitt, who is one of the inventors of the actor model and a difficult personality, to say the least. It seems preferable to stay clear of his wrath.

Suggestions?

[nomeata]

Suggestions?

Far too many, if I think of the many walks in Zurich…

[paulyoung]

Actor Scripting Language, a.k.a. Aslan

[matthewhammer]

I also like "Aslan" a lot, as well as its "full expansion" to "Actor Scripting Language".

It also has the benefit that, like Wasm, Aslan "is a contradiction, not an acronym." (The contradiction here is that Aslan is not actually a scripting language, but rather is compiled to Wasm, which isn't really an assembly language, or for the web).

[paulyoung]

I always thought that "Beacon" was a great name but it was taken by the ecosystem fund.

I'm not sure if that still exists so maybe it's up for grabs.

[paulyoung]

How about “Agency”?

[crusso]

Aslan is a bit, err, Christian, and if you watched Silicon Valley, that's a no-no in the valley. cue (as in actor's cue and a pun on queue) script transcript slang (service language) dal dasl (rhymes with dazzle) dilan (Gabor will protest that we can't GC Dylan) cast barney (my dog) subscript (Geddit?) puck

[ggreif]

• Ocelot
• Replicant (there is an Android (OS) clone with this name)

[crusso]

• tact, typed actor
• tucan
• pecan (persistent canisters)

[paulyoung]

Winden

[rossberg]

@paulyoung, not sure I'm getting that?

[paulyoung]

@rossberg it’s where the German science fiction series Dark is set 🙂 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_(TV_series)

[crusso]

Actorscrypt

[rossberg]

That's pretty cute! Though it might run counter to our PR strategy of not getting associated with the "crypto" scene too much...

Can ask Dom next week.

[crusso]

FWIW Christoph pointed out that it also parses as Actors Crypt (where actors go to die). Not sure a change in letter is enough to circumvent a trademark...

[rossberg]

A couple of scriptless ideas:

Persia (persistent actors, logo could be a magic carpet) Steady (as the slang word, hint at persistence and app lifetimes)

[matthewhammer]

Q: What language do you use? A: "I rock Steady"

let's call this language exactly what it is: "rock steady", baby

[ggreif]

• Ridley
• Rask

[matthewhammer]

[The] Provisional [Language [of DFINITY]].

Q: "Wow! How did you write that new version of WhatsApp so quickly and cleanly?!" A: "Oh, it was easy. It's just Provisional."

[matthewhammer]

Leo

There's already the online dictionary called "LEO (Link Everything Online)", and as a dictionary, that does have to do with (human) languages. But, I don't think we'd be confused with that. There doesn't seem to be prior PLs called Leo that come up in a quick google search for me.

[paulyoung]

“Destiny”

• Sounds like DFINITY
• Hints at determinism
• Has a nice ring to it :)

[ggreif]

"Acute", "AcuteScript" (@rossberg points out it is already taken: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~pes20/acute/)

"Vocal", "VocalScript"

[ggreif]

"Prononce", hinting at programming with (messages that are threaded via) nonces. Possibly even "Anonce" or "Enonce", but surely not "Denonce" :-)

[ggreif]

"Wit"

[ggreif]

Phalanx

[nomeata]

Nice to see you all are having fun, but the name isn’t decided here, but somewhere by Dom…

[paulyoung]

Should we close this issue then?

[nomeata]

Consider it a place to vent ideas :-)

[paulyoung]

OK :)

• Actress
• Agency
• ActaScript 😄

[paulyoung]

In case that last one is lost on anyone:

acta [ ak-tuh ] plural noun (often initial capital letter)

1. official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.

[ggreif]

Astound

[ggreif]

There is a new definitive name now: Motoko