Name this language!
- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 145
- Forks
- 5
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
`R` is just too ambiguous to be used solo, and calling it `dgkf/R` feels too vane. I think a rebrand is needed to help give this project a bit of its own identity.
Just to lay out some general themes that resonate with me with this project and its identity.
## What is part of the language identity
* developed publicly and visibly
* is developed first and foremost as an educational and exploratory process, with the hopes of building a community of language enthusiasts
* embraces what makes R unique - namely lisp-y metaprogramming wrapped in a more familiar data science shell
* hopes to learn from and reinforce what has made R successful - particularly it's fluency for providing DSLs with enough guardrails to keep the core language familiar. There are good reasons why tidyverse reproductions have sprung up in a number of languages.
## What _isn't_ part of the identity
* `rust`, although a language I enjoy writing in a lot, is not central to the identity of this project
* Although I'm fine with allusions or homages to `R`, "beating" `R` is not part of the identity
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Research direction
Start with the issue body and the repository context; there are no files, tests, or entry points named. Review the proposed identity themes and exclusions, then determine whether the community can agree on a project name. Done would require an agreed name and a separately defined rebranding scope.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- content
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 15/100