Git
What does Git stand for?
Wikipedia states:
Torvalds quipped about the name git (which means unpleasant person in British English slang): “I’m an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself. First ‘Linux’, now ‘git’.”
Wikipedia continues in citing the man page, which presents four alternate etymologies:
- random three-letter combination that is pronounceable, and not actually used by any common UNIX command. The fact that it is a mispronunciation of “get” may or may not be relevant.
- stupid. contemptible and despicable. simple. Take your pick from the dictionary of slang.
- “global information tracker”: you’re in a good mood, and it actually works for you. Angels sing, and a light suddenly fills the room.
- “goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t”: when it breaks.
In the midst of the first Metis project, I’m convinced its origin resides in the phrase, “Git used to it.”