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badesalz

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In all seriousness, I don't think there is much overlap in people who know about Wapp and those who know about WAP.

I don't think it would be hard to imagine people would be aware of an VERY RECENT INCREDIBLY POPULAR song.

Just because you like web shit doesn't mean you are completely disconnected from the greater culture.

I am the developer of Wapp. I gather (from other comments) that the name "Wapp" collides with a recent pop song by someone named "Cardi B" - please correct me if I have misunderstood. For the record:

  *  I do not follow or participate in pop culture.
  *  I do not listen to pop music, ever.
  *  I do not know who Cardi B is.

Any similarity in the name of the Wapp software framework and music by the individual or group known as "Cardi B" is purely coincidental.

Yes, Cardi B is a female singer who is popular these days (as in, she's on the radio). WAP the song name is an abbreviation that refers to female genitalia.

That people associate "Wapp" with a sexually suggestive pop song name instead of "app" or "web app" might say more about them than anything inherent from the project name...

Well, all these people commenting know both. I have a feeling a majority of people who know about Wapp know WAP, just because of the latter’s overall popularity.

I suspect you're wrong. :-)

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Tcl on the web; That's a Wapp

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