> 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.
There's a lot of us who aren't petty, but uhhh, certainly childish. The name is a problem.
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!
The name should just change.
Why should adults care?
2- Grow up
3- 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.
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.