Simply Jonathan

This is Simply Jonathan, online writing habitat for Jonathan Holst. In here, you may find content divided into three main categories: links, notes and essays. The links are to external content of interest; the notes are small thoughts and ponderings; the essays are longer, more thought-through entries, often debating a subject thoroughly. Read more about Jonathan and this site.

Name Schemes

25 August 2007, 6:06 PM CEST +0200

I have noticed that many software developers, in tweaking or porting their software, choose a name that’s similar to the original, albeit with a slight twist, often related to the change. The most relevant I can think of, is Beautiful Soup that got Rubyful Soup as its ported name.