Nigel JamesNov 24, 2022

Given PHP is an acronym, should it always be all caps or is Php allowed?

#php #branding #PHPHomePage #ProgrammersHelpingProgrammers #PHPHypertextProcessor

Show threadAndrew FeeneyNov 24, 2022
@Njames I think we should always fully expand the recursive backronym.
Show threadNigel James
@andrewfeeney PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor: Hypertext Preprocessor: Hypertext Preprocessor: Hypertext Preprocessor: Hypertext Preprocessor: Hypertext Preprocessor
Nov 24, 2022 at 1:48amWeb
Show threadJosh BruceNov 24, 2022

@Njames @andrewfeeney: This brings up a question(s) I’ve had simmering for a while:

Is there a predisposition for developers to use recursive acronyms, or, do we see them in other industries?

And why do we seem to think we’re clever by making them (like the first time I saw Stallman talk about GNU, or, the latest iteration of YAML as an acronym)?

Show threadAndrew FeeneyNov 24, 2022
@itsjoshbruce @Njames This feels very developer centric. But 🤷‍♂️
Show threadNigel JamesNov 24, 2022

@itsjoshbruce @andrewfeeney

Jesus said we should ASK, Seek and Knock and if that is not a recursive initialism then 🤷 All is fair in love and war.

#wwjd #ask #AskSeekKnock

Show threadAndrew FeeneyNov 24, 2022
@Njames Exactly! Repeat until all matter in the universe is taken up as a binary representation of this pattern.
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@Njames @andrewfeeney wasn't it supposed to be Personal Home Page when it first showed up?
Show threadherchenroder 🤖Nov 25, 2022
@phaberest @Njames @andrewfeeney wow I’ve been coding in php since 1999 and just learned this. Thanks!