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2009年08月24日

First names in the Perl community

There are some names that don't really need further qualifying; the first name is enough. "Larry", "Audrey", "Damian" — I think that even outside the Perl world, a lot of people will know who is meant. "Miyagawa" is an exception, but then in Japan the first name is generally de-emphasized and instead the given name is used even among colleagues.

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Randal L. Schwartz wrote at 2009-08-24 19:11:

And "Randal" could be me or Allison. Drat. :)

Simon wrote at 2009-08-24 21:11:

"I think that even outside the Perl world, a lot of people will know who is meant."

I asked my wife who she thought "Larry", "Audrey" and "Damian" referred to, but she had no idea. I think you need to qualify your idea of "a lot of people". :)

hanekomu wrote at 2009-08-24 21:41:

Simon: Heh. Ok, I was referring to similar communities like Python or Ruby. Just as we know who Guido and Matz are (and yes, I'm aware that "Matz" is a nickname). :)

Chas. Owens wrote at 2009-08-25 23:14:

Not just first names, some are known for their last names (e.g. Schwern) or their initials (mst).

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