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franks42 / clj-ns-browser

Smalltalk-like namespace/class/var/function browser for clojure docs and source-code based on seesaw
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Name "Clojure Namespace Browser" sucks... #40

Open franks42 opened 12 years ago

franks42 commented 12 years ago

At the Bay Area Clojure meetup last Thu in SF, there were many animated discussions about the clj-ns-browser with a lot of constructive ideas for enhancements.

One stinging criticism that was brought up though, and that had almost full consensus among the 20-30 clojurians present, was that the name ""Clojure Namespace Browser" sucked... and was not considered to be very imaginative, catchy, and certainly not fitting for a cool tool like the clj-ns-browser.

Unfortunately, no good alternatives were found during the meetup... and FrankS ended up offering a good bottle of wine to anyone who could come up with the right name for the browser.

Please use this issue-thread for your suggestions!

jafingerhut commented 12 years ago

Gods of wisdom/knowledge/science from mythology: Odin (Norse), Thoth (Egyptian), Apollo (Greek). Many others listed here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_deity

franks42 commented 12 years ago

Gods of wisdom… and they are male… no wonder those religions went extinct ;-)

Believe we need a "j" somewhere in the name "Odjin", or other gods/godessesfrom your reference: Omoikane/Omojkane, Vör/Vjor, Saraswati/Saraswatji

or maybe just "omoi/omoj" which seems to mean thought, mind, heart, feelings, emotion in Japanese...

or I like "Mimer" - not easy to get a "j" in there, but the associated story sounds great: Mímir (Old Norse "The rememberer, the wise one"[1]) or Mim is a figure in Norse mythology renowned for his knowledge and wisdom who is beheaded during the Æsir-Vanir War. Afterward, the god Odin carries around Mímir's head and it recites secret knowledge and counsel to him.

On May 16, 2012, at 10:31 AM, Andy Fingerhut wrote:

Gods of wisdom/knowledge/science from mythology: Odin (Norse), Thoth (Egyptian), Apollo (Greek). Many others listed here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_deity

Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/franks42/clj-ns-browser/issues/40#issuecomment-5746756

uvtc commented 12 years ago

clojurescope, or maybe periscope

ghost commented 11 years ago

from here: http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/NymphePronoia.html

Greek Name Transliteration Latin Spelling Translation Προνοια Pronoia Pronoea Foresight (pronoia) Ἡσιονη Hêsionê Hesione Knowing (hêso)

PRONOIA (or Pronoea) was an Okeanid nymph of Mount Parnassos in Phokis (central Greece). She was the wife of the Titan Prometheus and, as her name suggests, the goddess of foresight. Prometheus' wife was also named Hesione and Asia.

Pronoia was closely identified with the goddess Athena who, according to several ancient writers, was worshipped as Athena Pronoia at Delphoi. As an Okeanid she also resembles Athena's mother Metis.