I split the middle with en-JIN-iks (which is how I heard it said long before I saw it written)
this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2025
616 points (97.5% liked)
Programmer Humor
20815 readers
1217 users here now
Welcome to Programmer Humor!
This is a place where you can post jokes, memes, humor, etc. related to programming!
For sharing awful code theres also Programming Horror.
Rules
- Keep content in english
- No advertisements
- Posts must be related to programming or programmer topics
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
similar problem with kubectl
Hm, my guess would be either "cube control" or "cube C-T-L".
EDIT (2025-02-28T09:02Z): Hm, actually, given that it's for Kubernetes, maybe it's "koob control" or "koob C-T-L"…?
I think software name pronunciation discussions are so hilariously absurd that I sometimes purposefully vocalise nginx as “Nuhh Ginks” just to put a hat on it
En Guh Inks
I laughed out loud when I first learned that imgur is supposed to be pronounced as "imager'... well you fuckin chose the wrong combination of letters for that didn't ya
1000% I say gif too, like gift. If you wanted it pronounced like “jiff” then you should have spelled it with a J.
Or with a Đ.
https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/SillySounds/english.ogg (from back when many english speakers were still insistent that the i in Linux should be pronounced "eye")
This surprised me too. But that was in 2012 😂
And I will always pronounce SQL as “squeal”
I say PSQL as Pee Sequel
I say FAQ as fuck you.
My brain first interpreted SQL as 'squirrel' and that now refuses to relinquish its claim as default pronunciation in my mind.
genius
load more comments
(1 replies)
That's great actually!
Oh boy - finally a modern internet nerd argument equivalent to the pronunciation of GIF!
I've always pronounced it "In-jen-iks". I blame Jurassic Park and it's fictional biotech company InGen, but it does kinda also sound like "eugenics". But I dunno man, if you want everyone to pronounce your software a specific way maybe spell it in a manner where the pronunciation is more obvious? Just a thought.
The correct way is njinx because enginex is a dumb spelling and is too much like twitter
Wait, so this isn't a testosterone supplement?
When this baby hits 200rps, you’re gonna get some hairs on your chest
I've never heard it pronounced any other way than "engine x".
I've never heard it pronounced. Which is why I also thought it was "n-jinx"
nyuh-inks
load more comments
(2 replies)
am i the only one who thought it was nyuh-inks
No ^[1]^.
References
- Type: Comment. Author: @Space@Noodle@lemmy.world. Publisher: [Type: Post. "TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx"". Author: "Kalcifer" @Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works. Publisher: "Programmer Humor" !programmer_humor@programming.dev. sh.itjust.works. Lemmy. Published: 2025-02-26T23:27:35Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/post/33487588.]. Published: 2025-02-27T00:18:34Z. Accessed: 2025-02-28T06:38Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/post/33487588/16948274.
I always heard it as /ŋiŋks/ in my mind
Make me
As always, first impressions count. There is no way I'm starting to call it engine x now, except for fun.
load more comments
(4 replies)
I always pronounced it engine-x (fluent as one word) but never thought of it meaning engine lol
n gin x -> en gin ex -> "enginex" spoken, nginx thought
load more comments
(1 replies)
view more: next ›