[phillipcarter]

> I refuse to believe there are people this petty.

There's a lot of us who aren't petty, but uhhh, certainly childish. The name is a problem.

[przmk]

Coq means rooster in French and is not used as an insult or an euphemism for the penis at all. It's also what's on the logo.

[xmcqdpt2]

Cock also means rooster in English, so really one might say it's perfect in both English and French.

Interestingly, coq is from Latin coccus (rooster) and cock is from Germanic kukkaz (rooster). I don't think there are many words that exist in both French and English with nearly identical pronunciation, the same meaning but unrelated roots!

[aidenn0]

I wonder of the root of both the latin and germanic words are onomatopoeic...

[phillipcarter]

That's cool, but when I say it out loud it sounds like a different word for penis.

The name should just change.

[przmk]

Well, there's more to the world than just the Anglosphere. De Cock is also a popular surname in France and Belgium.

[kerkeslager]

It's a problem for those people, and the solution is to grow up.

Why should adults care?

[Capricorn2481]

Because nobody wants to say they program in cock

[loupol]

In French, the way the word "bit" is pronounced sounds the exact same as the French word for cock (not the rooster).

I can assure you that French CS programming students get over it quickly. There's noone really asking for it to be renamed because it's understood that it's a commonly used foreign word. I'm not sure why an English professional scientist or programmer would be unable to take the same stance for a programming language invented in another country.

[thefz]

1- Languages other than English exist, deal with it

2- Grow up

3- Say "cee-oh-queue"

[erichocean]

> Say "cee-oh-queue"

This is the correct answer if you are truly unable to say "Coq".

If you need a precedent for multiple ways to refer to the same language, SQL has your back.

[dunefox]

People like you are a problem.

[phillipcarter]

Reporting for duty!

[mathisfun123]

i don't get it - are you (or they) childish and therefore giggling to yourself (themselves)? okay? i still don't see who is offended?

[adultSwim]

Try saying the word "pussy" repeatedly in a business or technical conversation.

[mathisfun123]

you're assuming that everyone lives in the same shoes as you do - i curse in a professional context very regularly (fuck, shit, etc). i have given technical presentations (that are recorded and made public - youtube) at decently sized venues in the same tone.