• FizzyOrange@programming.dev
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    2 months ago

    Yeah except it’s named after the play so it’s definitely pronounced God-oh. I think people just mispronounce it Go-dot if they haven’t heard of the play. Looking at you Mr Linus Tips.

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      2 months ago

      From the article linked on this very post:

      Those open source values even extend to how you pronounce the engine’s name. We asked if Godot is pronounced “Go-dough,” like the play, or “Go-dot.”

      “It’s open source,” Verschelde said with a grin. “Pronounce it however you like.”

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        They’re being diplomatic. From Wikipedia:

        The name “Godot” was chosen due to its relation to Samuel Beckett’s play Waiting for Godot, as it represents the never-ending wish of adding new features in the engine, which would get it closer to an exhaustive product, but never will.

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          2 months ago

          It’s clear that it’s named after the play. It’s also clear that the devs really don’t care how you say it.

          Personally, I think I’ll start doing god-ot, as in “got it”.