From: "Bartosz Dziewoński" <matma.rex@...>
Date: 2012-01-26T04:10:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Web Application from Scratch - like PHP

2012/1/25 Alex Chaffee <alex@stinky.com>:
> Will they finally change the name of their middleware components to
> conform to English grammar?
>
> ("middleware" is a mass noun, like "furniture" and "water", and it
> makes my skin crawl every time I read "that's a great middleware" or
> the like.)

English is not my first language, but I'll dare to disagree with you
here. "ware", or "middleware", for me looks like a perfect regular
noun and I see no error in pluralizing it  -  "wares" or "middlewares"
sound just fine and keep the meaning of "multiple items of <x>", while
"waters" or "furnitures" don't.


> They've got a great metaphor already baked in -- why not call them
> "shelves" or "units" or "pies" or something else that goes on a rack?

This is just my opinion, but I think Ruby libraries already have
enough of clever puns with no benefit.


-- Matma Rex