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Git' is a preexisting word; it'd be pretty strange to pronounce it with a soft G.

It certainly was when I heard it.

I work with a French guy who uses "szheet"

As opposed to "age"?

No, "age" is not only a preexisting word, it's one that's common as dirt.

Having the rust port be "rage" only compounds the problem.

The author's rather Italian-looking name tends to suggest that he wouldn't view a hard G as a possibility for the word "age" either (and the pronunciation link specifically goes to a synthetic Italian pronunciation of the word "aghe"...), so something else is going on.

I don't understand how the author wants to pronounce it. "ag-ay"? It's very confusing that it's an extremely common word which this program decides to pronounce differently.

Or Coq?

Coq is pronounced exactly how it looks. It's the French word for rooster and for the language, comes from part of the guy's name.

> It's the French word for rooster

It's also the English word for rooster.

Well, cock is. Coq is not an English word.