Comment by shruubi
11 hours ago
Two questions
1) Do you not feel self-conscious or weird about calling this "EvanFlow"? Seems like a lot of people these days are naming their AI tools/skills/whatever after themselves which seems self-absorbed. Either that or they hope that if their thing takes off like OpenClaw did then they'll grab the fame that comes along with it.
2) Why does your TDD flow miss the refactor step of TDD?
I initially thought it was a pun on Pearl Jam's classic "Even Flow", then I read your comment and noticed the username... Sad.
I was really hoping this was something I could find on CPAN from the author username perlJam.
Let the guy have something. Free and open source developers work tirelessly for free for years supporting software that billion dollar companies use to make huge profits.
We don't question when scientists name stuff after themselves so why question this? At least he gets some recognition for his work.
I feel like 1 is a self correcting problem. If this goes nowhere it will soon be forgotten.
I can think of one example that did go somewhere: Linux.
TanStack was started by a guy named Tanner
Debian is a portmanteau of Debra (Ian's girlfriend) and Ian.
I don't mind it. It's just a name
ReiserFS is another one that comes to mind.
And djb (the djb) also wrote djbdns.
There are plenty of examples, usually when it coincides with someone’s first project.
Debian is an even better example
Linus did not name it Linux himself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux#Naming
He merely laundered it through a coworker.
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Feels like a bonus to me.
1) Do you feel weird asking a question like this? What constructive benefit does it add to any dialogue?
Sometimes it’s helpful to ask oneself what’s the benefit of an answer. I cannot think of any for your question and the way you worded it is a bit cringe. People name things after themselves all the time. It does not matter in the slightest.
Ref 1, he should have called it Daughter.
No Code, surely?
"Evenflo is a hundred year old infant feeding brand." Probably named to market its baby bottles and accessories.
Everybody who grew up to listen to Pearl Jam had seen or used an Evenflo pacifier, baby bottle, or car seat. That's one reason the song already sounded so familiar.