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TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx" (sh.itjust.works)
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nginx ("engine x") is an HTTP web server, reverse proxy, content cache, load balancer, TCP/UDP proxy server, and mail proxy server. […] [1]

I still pronounce it as "n-jinx" in my head.

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  1. Title (website): "nginx". Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
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[–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

You & your buddies can keep pronouncing it jaysawn & sounding like complete dorks if it makes you feel better. However, it was clearly intended to be pronounced naturally as Jason like its inventor pronounces it.

Believing otherwise is almost as bad as the plebs who think the symbol ∅ is inspired by Greek letter φ instead of Scandinavian letter Ø.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Didn't realize I was buddies with 99% of everyone that's interacted with JSON!

    Also didn't know people used the term 'plebs' unironically, you sound like an absolute joy to be around

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    You seem in irrational need for validation of your pronunciation despite clear justification against it. Cool ad populum. Fly that insecurity flag high.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Buddy. The inventor's intention is not clear justification. Language becomes what is most colloquially used. You'll be dying on this hill 20 years from now. You argue like a redditor, insufferable

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    There's the original pronunciation, the suggestive spelling, the common phenomenon of punning in programming, and the natural way people pronounce it as a familiar name when they first see it. Then there's your camp with a mythical, dorky pronunciation they pull out of nowhere and reinforce because.

    I think people are fine to call it Jason & drive you irrationally mad.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    it must be a bunch of dorks that pronounce it wrong just because, right?

    Yep: I often see people try to "correct" learners at bootcamps pronouncing it Jason. The fact people pronounce it Jason until told otherwise tells us which is more natural. The "correction", in contrast, is a myth that must be learned.

    Acknowledging something happens doesn't endorse it, and Crawford never endorsed your pronunciation as natural. As I suggested earlier, he said "I strictly don't care". Jason is a completely reasonable & natural pronunciation.

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