I think the names are not antagonist each other, and as I understood wasn't a "political statement" I believe was more a "cachi" name, at the end, I think in the real word postman and now postwoman will complement each other in the dev world, as should be with everything
Never thought of gender when I said postman. Also didn't know postman could only be used by males. (sarcasm aside) I think a unique name would make the service stand out more instead of making a statement.
I don't want to gender-ify this service. I believe a name doesn't have that much influence on determining its scope or sucess. If you would like to suggest an alternative name, go on. I'm all hears.
I would be mildly annoyed if someone complain about postMAN, is the same with postWOMAN so keep the name, keep the good work; and if someone complains, who cares, in the web always someone is offended by something. After years in classrooms with almost 1% females still makes me happy to be able to talk nerdy and to a girl at the same time. (without sighs and eye rolls that is)
Let's not make it into a gender thing ... The only reason I would probably have gone with a different name is to avoid potential legal issues. It's directly derived from the same name as the product you took the original idea from. They might not be happy as commercial product with - I say in their eyes - a clone with a similar name trying to take away their business... That Alone is way more risky than the potential gender discussion the name might be calling for
Me as an occasional user it's guaranteed i'll remember Postwoman. I don't like Postman because is using the gpu of my mac. But i'm wondering what are the limits, i know Postman is not web based because of some limitations.
// , “It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey wears an expression of seriousness... but the monkey is serious because he itches."(No/No)
Tuppence time: I think it's a cute pun, and works well as an homage. Plus it opens the door wide for a vast array of inappropriate puns and silly jokes about Postman and Postwoman.
Like, what if there's an acquisition offer? The Register would (will?) have a field day.
And I'll just leave this here:
Only downside I can see is there might be some faffing around over copyright or people who take themselves too seriously taking the name too seriously. E.g. be prepared for the suggestions of "postwomyn" and whatnot.
I foresee a name change in your near future. If Postman has received significant venture capital then they’re obliged to protect their brand. And they could have chosen a gender neutral name like Postie so we’ll done for calling them out on their name, even if not deliberate. I habit been aware that Postman uses Electron - good to know, thank you.
// , “It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey wears an expression of seriousness... but the monkey is serious because he itches."(No/No)
Love the name!
Why should boys have all the fun! 😜
I think the names are not antagonist each other, and as I understood wasn't a "political statement" I believe was more a "cachi" name, at the end, I think in the real word postman and now postwoman will complement each other in the dev world, as should be with everything
I love positive people like you.
Never thought of gender when I said postman. Also didn't know postman could only be used by males. (sarcasm aside) I think a unique name would make the service stand out more instead of making a statement.
I don't want to gender-ify this service. I believe a name doesn't have that much influence on determining its scope or sucess. If you would like to suggest an alternative name, go on. I'm all hears.
I would be mildly annoyed if someone complain about postMAN, is the same with postWOMAN so keep the name, keep the good work; and if someone complains, who cares, in the web always someone is offended by something. After years in classrooms with almost 1% females still makes me happy to be able to talk nerdy and to a girl at the same time. (without sighs and eye rolls that is)
This is gold ✨
Let's not make it into a gender thing ... The only reason I would probably have gone with a different name is to avoid potential legal issues. It's directly derived from the same name as the product you took the original idea from. They might not be happy as commercial product with - I say in their eyes - a clone with a similar name trying to take away their business... That Alone is way more risky than the potential gender discussion the name might be calling for
I look forward to lawyers trying to claim copyright over making an HTTP request in the browser...
Rename to Postie? Or even Getperson... 😄
Let's see what future brings
I love the name Postwoman, it's awesome and really caught my attention.
That's exactly what I had in mind. Let it help you on your development period.
Me as an occasional user it's guaranteed i'll remember Postwoman. I don't like Postman because is using the gpu of my mac. But i'm wondering what are the limits, i know Postman is not web based because of some limitations.
Same here brother!
Tuppence time: I think it's a cute pun, and works well as an homage. Plus it opens the door wide for a vast array of inappropriate puns and silly jokes about Postman and Postwoman.
Like, what if there's an acquisition offer? The Register would (will?) have a field day.
And I'll just leave this here:
Only downside I can see is there might be some faffing around over copyright or people who take themselves too seriously taking the name too seriously. E.g. be prepared for the suggestions of "postwomyn" and whatnot.
NuxtJS, NextJS, NestJS.
Just saying.
But you've just did...
Entire companies have been born for sole purpose of inventing product branding, which includes creating an appealing name.
For many people "postwoman" is just a swing in likes of "take that, MEN" which i find, how millenials are caling it, problematic.
P.s. I believe "man" in "postman" stands for "person", not as "male"
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.
I foresee a name change in your near future. If Postman has received significant venture capital then they’re obliged to protect their brand. And they could have chosen a gender neutral name like Postie so we’ll done for calling them out on their name, even if not deliberate. I habit been aware that Postman uses Electron - good to know, thank you.
I don't think there's a problem with this name.
Thanks for giving us all your perspective.
great