On: Making a 3D modeler in C in a week

[oersted]

Quick appreciation for the detail that Raylib is named after the creator's name Ray and not ray-tracing, fun.

Things Unexpectedly Named After People: https://notes.rolandcrosby.com/posts/unexpectedly-eponymous/

[TrainedMonkey → oersted]

How do you know Ray was not named after ray-tracing?

[dymk → TrainedMonkey]

The author's name is the first hint, and the lack of ray tracing the second

[oersted → dymk]

I choose to interpret it as: How do you know that *the author* was not named after ray-tracing?

Which is amusing :)

[linkdd → dymk]

You missed the joke, so let me ruin it by explaining it:

What if Ray the person was named after ray-tracing by his parents?

[MenhirMike → linkdd]

Plot twist: Ray Tracing was the name of a person that was very important to both of them and unfortunately passed away, so they named their son Ray as a tribute.

[miuramxciii → MenhirMike]

I can confirm that. And Ms. Litre went to the same school and was best friends with Mr. Tracing. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_%C3%89mile_Jean-Baptist...]

[dymk → linkdd]

Ah shit, I was That Guy on the internet, sorry. I guess it happens to everyone eventually.

[mohas → TrainedMonkey]

plot twist: that Ray person was implementation of optical ray tracing made by his parents in a week

[airstrike → oersted]

Such a good list.. worth a submission of its own IMHO

[oersted → airstrike]

It got good traction a couple times before, many more fun examples in the comments.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39462516

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23888725

[WJW → airstrike]

I wish they'd add French drains.