How to avoid saying "gstring"?

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I am picking up Groovy. The language is fine. But I have a non-technical problem. One of the classes is called GString. In some context, it can be misleading. And mentioning it is not very appropriate in the office, especially when some non-technical female colleagues are around.

I guess this is not enough to justify renaming the class in the language. So how should I avoid saying "GString" when I want to say GString?

I... this... just...... – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Oct 25 '10 at 08:32 — Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams, Oct 25 '10 at 08:32

score 16 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 25 '10 at 08:34

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Personally, I think you should just say "GString" and use the confusion and subsequent explanation to begin conversations with the non-technical female colleagues.

answered Oct 25 '10 at 08:34

Matt Gibson

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that works, until they start reporting you to your manager for using sexual innuendo in the workplace ... – jsnfwlr Oct 25 '10 at 08:36
absolutely brilliant answer!! – Anurag Oct 25 '10 at 08:40
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@phalacee But then you can explain to your manager what GString is, and get Groovy adopted everywhere... – Rich Oct 25 '10 at 08:47
@Rich: +10 points if you can get your manager on side :D – jsnfwlr Oct 26 '10 at 02:55
@phalacee Sadly I work in France - I'm not sure they'd get it (or mind) – Rich Oct 26 '10 at 07:16
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I'm sure there's a market for a T-shirt or something saying "Groovy Programmers do it in GStrings". – Matt Moran Feb 09 '12 at 10:38

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 25 '10 at 08:52

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Other languages call these kind of strings with placeholders "interpolated strings", so you can use that, or potentially just call them "Groovy String".

answered Oct 25 '10 at 08:52

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 25 '10 at 08:38

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what does the G stand for? If it's Groovy, then call it GroovyString, or even GrooveString ... or guhString ... as in the lower-case sound of 'G'

answered Oct 25 '10 at 08:38

jsnfwlr

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 25 '10 at 08:33

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I would pronounce it "GiString".

answered Oct 25 '10 at 08:33

Darin Dimitrov

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 25 '10 at 08:34

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Say Gstring a lot. You female colleages may start to notice you.

answered Oct 25 '10 at 08:34

Jan B. Kjeldsen

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How to avoid saying "gstring"?

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