[behnamoh]

I love these funny names. First time I introduced HomeBrew to my gf, she was all laughing at the funny terms:

   keg - Program binaries created from source

   bottle - Program binaries downloaded

   cellar - Directory where kegs / binaries are stored

   tap - git repository

   cask - macos native binary (not used in Linux)

[1shooner]

Ok, but I'm not really looking to my package manager for entertainment. To me this jargon is just needlessly obtuse.

[gmassman]

I 100% agree. Cutesy names should end once the package name has been chosen. Package authors and contributors that overdo the thematic names should stick to writing fiction, not code.

[naikrovek]

"keg" and "bottle" are cutesy?

well, to see the exact opposite of "cutesy", please fork homebrew and give all of those things GUIDs for names, including all the packages a user could install; you'll soon see why the names chosen are quite acceptable, indeed.

[bmn__]

This is the worst straw-man I've seen this year. Realistically, non-cute homebrew names would look like bin, libexec, repo, that is to say descriptive names that are already in common use, not GUIDs.

[hackernewds]

hm quite a sour take. I find that the names actually are reflective of an actual storage process so they fulfill both the playfulness and the natural naming.

[1shooner]

It's skeuomorphism for the cli.

[tails4e]

Yep, I found homebrew confusing exactly because of this 'bespoke' terminology.

[phantomathkg]

I think homebrew is OK. It should be originated from the idea where the install script is user created instead of maintained by the original package author?

[geodel]

I mean in a way its right. One then need to go for professional companies, sign profession contracts, pay professional service fee and real professional sounding software

[juancampa]

I find these terms to be incredibly confusing though. I've seen them many times but can't seem to remember what's what.

[SwiftyBug]

I'm always confused by Homebrews' names. While I find it amusing, it kind of gets in my way most of the time.