Hacker News
new
|
past
|
comments
|
ask
|
show
|
jobs
|
submit
login
cdcarter
on Oct 1, 2013
|
parent
|
context
|
favorite
| on:
Google Web Designer
Yet somehow everyone understands what people mean when they say "Mac or PC"...
Prescriptivists.
bromagosa
on Oct 1, 2013
[–]
This has nothing to do with prescriptivism whatsoever. This is like calling the blue "e" icon in your desktop "The Internet". It's just plain wrong naming.
In tech, things should be called by their name, or you risk future confusion.
Join us for
AI Startup School
this June 16-17 in San Francisco!
Guidelines
|
FAQ
|
Lists
|
API
|
Security
|
Legal
|
Apply to YC
|
Contact
Search:
Prescriptivists.