Ask HN: If you had to name your child after a programming function ...

... which function would it be?

Give the function, the language, and your rationale for choosing it.

16 comments

(I think this would be more appropriate on Reddit. I don't mean it in a belittling way, just that there would be more answers and better ranking on Reddit than on HN for this kind of questions.)

leftnode16 anni fa

I would imagine fork() in C would be the most obvious.

parbo16 anni fa

It would NOT be this:

http://www.mathworks.com/help/techdoc/ref/cumtrapz.html

generalk16 anni fa

I think if I knew I had to name my child after a programming function I wouldn't have kids.

madhouse16 anni fa

http://xkcd.com/327/ comes to mind.

But, to answer the question: If I absolutely had to, I'd find a language which has a function which also happens to be an acceptable name. Or, if no such thing exists, I'd quickly hack up my own >;]

Thinking about it, Max is a good name, and exists in multiple languages.

gmaster144016 anni fa

segfault, C, it was an accident :P

(I don't have a child, just thought it would be funny) (its also not really a function, but oh well)

jacek16 anni fa

malloc() (C) sounds good. Almost like Luke. Great name for a baby boy.

techiferous16 anni fa

XMLHttpRequest. Because it has a nice ring to it. "Jack" for short.

camperman16 anni fa

mandel() C Infinitely complex, surprising and rewarding.

po16 anni fa

Either Len or Isatty (Python)

I would hope he calls me Pop.

RBerenguel16 anni fa

defmacro, probably (lisp and variants). Because he would have all the power of the language at his/her hands