Stream: beginners

Topic: Roc programmer name


view this post on Zulip Martin Stewart (Nov 19 2021 at 12:04):

I'm not a fan of having a particular name for programmers of a language (cough Elmers cough) but a friend came up with an excellent one that I want to share anyway: Roc-a-fellas!

Sorry if this is too off-topic :sweat_smile:

view this post on Zulip Anton (Nov 19 2021 at 12:18):

It's not bad, but I'm not loving the association with the oil industry :p

view this post on Zulip Martin Stewart (Nov 19 2021 at 12:20):

True. Or that is assumes Roc programmers are male.

view this post on Zulip Jeroen Engels (Nov 19 2021 at 12:50):

I don't know about a name for the programmers, but if there is ever something like a bootcamp for Roc, I think that Roc-enroll would be a terrific name.

view this post on Zulip Martin Stewart (Nov 19 2021 at 12:53):

Haha, that's a good one

view this post on Zulip Richard Feldman (Nov 19 2021 at 12:55):

I've always assumed adding "-ers" was the way to go with this one, but the question is how to spell it!

"rockers?"
"roccers?"
something else?

view this post on Zulip Richard Feldman (Nov 19 2021 at 12:55):

"roc-ers?"

view this post on Zulip Jeroen Engels (Nov 19 2021 at 12:58):

My gut feeling would be roccers, but auto fix on keyboard will be a pain (same for Roc-enroll btw).

view this post on Zulip Jeroen Engels (Nov 19 2021 at 12:58):

Or on a totally different direction, birdies? :sweat_smile:

view this post on Zulip Richard Feldman (Nov 19 2021 at 13:00):

as an American, whenever I see "roccer" I can't help but think :football:

view this post on Zulip Richard Feldman (Nov 19 2021 at 13:01):

I didn't think about autocorrect - at least for me, "roc-ers" doesn't get autocorrected on Android (and of course neither would "rockers")

view this post on Zulip Jeroen Engels (Nov 19 2021 at 13:03):

Hmm, that one wasn't a problem indeed (on my dutch-french-english keyboard)

view this post on Zulip Brian Hicks (Nov 19 2021 at 15:54):

rococos, after the late ba-roc style

view this post on Zulip Brian Hicks (Nov 19 2021 at 15:54):

crocheters

view this post on Zulip Brian Hicks (Nov 19 2021 at 15:57):

slow cookers (you know, roc-pots)

view this post on Zulip Ju Liu (Nov 19 2021 at 17:20):

rookie, as "we're all rookies here"

view this post on Zulip Brendan Hansknecht (Nov 19 2021 at 17:24):

Brian Hicks said:

slow cookers (you know, roc-pots)

Can we just call roc programmers roc-pots??? haha. :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:

view this post on Zulip Lucas Rosa (Nov 19 2021 at 22:41):

birds?

view this post on Zulip Lucas Rosa (Nov 19 2021 at 22:41):

"Here's a new platform for you birds"
... hm na nvm lol, sounds silly

view this post on Zulip Lucas Rosa (Nov 19 2021 at 22:42):

I have a feeling it might end up being roc-ers cause it's the most obvious one

view this post on Zulip Wolfgang Schuster (Nov 19 2021 at 22:43):

Not to be confused with the rockers of https://codewithrockstar.com/ :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

view this post on Zulip Lucas Rosa (Nov 19 2021 at 22:44):

lmao

view this post on Zulip Lawrence Job (Nov 19 2021 at 22:47):

Why has Rocstars not been mentioned and rejected yet? :innocent:

view this post on Zulip Lucas Rosa (Nov 19 2021 at 23:07):

lol true

view this post on Zulip Anton (Nov 20 2021 at 09:27):

Rocstars is not humble but it is a very cool name

view this post on Zulip Jeroen Engels (Nov 20 2021 at 10:19):

What about Rocs? :thinking:

view this post on Zulip Brendan Hansknecht (Nov 20 2021 at 16:50):

Does that mean we call a group of roc programmers a pile of rocs?

view this post on Zulip Lawrence Job (Nov 20 2021 at 19:07):

Multiple Roc would be a Floc of Rocs, I guess

Roc Floc(k) :bird:

view this post on Zulip jan kili (Dec 05 2021 at 02:09):

The package registry should be called the Roc Pile.

view this post on Zulip jan kili (Dec 05 2021 at 02:17):

Eh, unless that brings to mind a pile of birds... which seems wrong...

view this post on Zulip jan kili (Dec 05 2021 at 02:20):

I'll throw "Roc Heads" into the mix, though I'd prefer many of the above (or none, lol)

view this post on Zulip jan kili (Dec 05 2021 at 02:28):

It's impressive how much worse "Roceteers" and "Rocettes" are when read than when said :laughing:

view this post on Zulip Jason Hobbs (Dec 05 2021 at 13:53):

Roc Riders, playing on the idea that we're riding the legendary bird, having some control over it. Like how we control our use of the language, Roc.

view this post on Zulip Jason Hobbs (Dec 05 2021 at 13:56):

Or just "Rider"... I'm an aspiring Rider

view this post on Zulip Jason Hobbs (Dec 05 2021 at 15:02):

Roc Riders also plays off the Rough/Ruff Riders, which has some potential fun

view this post on Zulip Jason Hobbs (Dec 05 2021 at 15:04):

@Jan Van Bruggen I actually really like Roceteers... (maybe just keep the "k" though: Rocketeers)

view this post on Zulip Lucas Rosa (Dec 05 2021 at 18:39):

:joy::joy: I think those are all a little corny

view this post on Zulip Lucas Rosa (Dec 05 2021 at 18:39):

The only one I’ve ever actually liked was for elixir devs, alchemists. But no one really uses it often

view this post on Zulip Lucas Rosa (Dec 05 2021 at 18:40):

Only in like podcast and YouTube channel names mostly

view this post on Zulip Lucas Rosa (Dec 05 2021 at 18:40):

I think even rustecean is too corny

view this post on Zulip Lucas Rosa (Dec 05 2021 at 18:41):

Realistically I imagine people will mostly just say “roc dev”

view this post on Zulip Lucas Rosa (Dec 05 2021 at 18:41):

But don’t let me ruin the brainstorming fun either

view this post on Zulip Jason Hobbs (Dec 05 2021 at 19:12):

I think the important element is that people like to identify by the name as well. It's less important that "Roc" be in the name.
In the Dogecoin community, the members are Shibes. (after the dog pictured on the coin).
Lady Gaga's people are Little Monsters, and they even have their own hand gesture (which I think ours clearly should be :rock_on:)
There's a mission-driven entrepreneur community called Archangel, with the members going by the same name.
A goal would be that people introduce someone by the name... This is John, he's a Shibe.
Might be worth identifying how we want enthusiastic Roc devs to feel, and coin a name that delivers that feeling.

view this post on Zulip Tankor Smash (Dec 05 2021 at 21:45):

Roccer seems pretty good

view this post on Zulip Lucas Rosa (Dec 05 2021 at 23:19):

@Jason Hobbs you’re quite cultured I see :p

view this post on Zulip Lucas Rosa (Dec 05 2021 at 23:19):

Love the examples and you make a good point

view this post on Zulip J.R. 'hiljusti' Hill (Feb 16 2022 at 07:17):

I really like Rocketeers

Other ideas:

I think for things like "rocer" I'd just go for adding the k. "Rocker" is so much more natural feeling, and I think it's ok to bend some rules. Language is a fluid, evolving thing.


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