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NS is a common prefix for Apple-derived ObjectiveC classes. In that context it stands for NextStep, which Apple acquired many years ago. The NSHipster blog is a reference to this usage of NS. I understand that it has extremely negative connotations in Germany, but unfortunately you're going to have to take that up with Apple, not with the blog's author.

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Yes, I know that. Just recently I talked with a friend about just that unfortunate naming decision by NextStep. I also didn't want to directly critique the site owner.

I just thought it might make sense to draw some awareness to the issue because non-German speakers have practically no chance of knowing about this pitfall. It's kind of similar to the Chevy Nova situation.

The "Chevy Nova situation" is an urban legend. http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp

Alternative: Toyota MR2 in France :).

Funny how they repeated that mistake with the next generation. Called the MR-S in Japan, you could see how it could be shortened to "Mrs." in English, comparing the car to something a mother or wife might drive. So they named it MR2 Spyder in US and MR2 Roadster in EU.

NS is a common prefix for Apple-derived ObjectiveC classes. In that context it stands for NextStep

Ah, I'd been wondering what hipsters had to do with browser plugins (nspluginapi, which I think is from Netscape).

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