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2007 Apr 12
7
[LLVMdev] Compiler name: Nāga
...so we're sticking with traditional compiler iconography, and it's seven-headed, so it nicely represents the many different uses LLVM can be put to. It's also pretty easy to imagine a logo, because Cambodian Nāga sculptures are pretty memorable as is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NagaPhnomPenh.jpg They're all over Angkor, too. I picture a simplified line-drawing of a seven-headed serpent like the one in the image. For what it's worth, there are also a couple other good-sounding Asian dragon names on the wikipedia page for Nāga: "Lóng" (Chinese), "Ryū" (Japane...
2007 Apr 12
0
[LLVMdev] Compiler name: Nāga
...gt; traditional compiler iconography, and it's seven-headed, so it nicely > represents the many different uses LLVM can be put to. > > It's also pretty easy to imagine a logo, because Cambodian Nāga > sculptures are pretty memorable as is: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NagaPhnomPenh.jpg > They're all over Angkor, too. I picture a simplified line-drawing of a > seven-headed serpent like the one in the image. > > For what it's worth, there are also a couple other good-sounding Asian > dragon names on the wikipedia page for Nāga: "Lóng" (Chinese),...