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TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx" (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago by Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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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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Title (website): "nginx". Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
- §"nginx". ¶1.

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[-] lowleveldata@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

It's short enough I just spell it out

[-] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

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.

[-] 000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

Now you'll tell me it's not pronounced Hap Roxy!

[-] Opisek@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

My lead dev used to pronounce it njinx and I always needed some time to realize what he's talking about.

[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 4 months ago

I look forward to the day when all these lame-ass, insider naming conventions are looked down upon as the stupid things they are.

Wtf does "en jinx" or "engine X" have to do with it's functionality?

I hate looking for an app on my phone that does a particular thing but hell if I can recall what the idiot developed called it.

[-] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

N. Gin X

It's this guy in powered up Boss form

[-] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago

I split the middle with en-JIN-iks (which is how I heard it said long before I saw it written)

[-] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

En-eh hinks (with heavy Spanish accent)

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Wait, so this isn't a testosterone supplement?

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[-] nesc@lemmy.cafe 3 points 4 months ago

Who cares? Pronounce it whichever way you want as long as it's clear/understandable. It would take longer for me to understand what piece of software engine-x is, but it takes a second at most.