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minus-squarejabjoe@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down32·edit-22 months agoAs a general rule, don’t use a corporation’s language. Languages, and their reference implementation, should be truly independent. Edit: To be clear, programming language.
minus-squareJustARaccoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·2 months agoDon’t let a word have that much power over your life
minus-squarejabjoe@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoCorporation? I’m not anti business, far from it. But I have an interest in economics as well as technology. We need effective markets. CUDA is an example of a market problem caused by a corporation’s own language. It has screwed up competition.
minus-squareJustARaccoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoI mean if anything, look at Velcro and how generalising a term makes it untrademarkeable. Overusing words can and will screw companies.
minus-squareJakeroxs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoThe funny thing with that, I haven’t seen a term taken like that from a tech company though. Xerox is the only one I can think of that came close, Googling at this point…
As a general rule, don’t use a corporation’s language. Languages, and their reference implementation, should be truly independent.
Edit: To be clear, programming language.
Don’t let a word have that much power over your life
Corporation? I’m not anti business, far from it. But I have an interest in economics as well as technology. We need effective markets. CUDA is an example of a market problem caused by a corporation’s own language. It has screwed up competition.
I mean if anything, look at Velcro and how generalising a term makes it untrademarkeable. Overusing words can and will screw companies.
The funny thing with that, I haven’t seen a term taken like that from a tech company though.
Xerox is the only one I can think of that came close, Googling at this point…