Sunday, September 24, 2006
Of the Birds and the Bees, OR Why is WinCE 6.0 Codenamed Yamazaki?
Posted by Nurhisham Hussein in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 11:00 AM
"I've been asked why we used the name "Yamazaki" as a codename for CE 6.0 - There's some history behind the naming of Windows CE versions, here's the short version..."
This blog entry by Mike Hall is a fascinating insight into how WinCE codenames came about - with a twist at the end! I can understand how the tree/tool names came about - it's pretty logical I suppose - but the switch to *whiskey* isn't quite explained. Now wouldn't that be a story we'd like to hear - guess we'll never know ;). I'll forbear from making any silly statements regarding the switch from tree/tool names ("solid", "dependable", "functional") to *whiskey* names ("inebriated", "can't-quite-focus-on-the-road"). Oh...I just did :devilboy: .
This blog entry by Mike Hall is a fascinating insight into how WinCE codenames came about - with a twist at the end! I can understand how the tree/tool names came about - it's pretty logical I suppose - but the switch to *whiskey* isn't quite explained. Now wouldn't that be a story we'd like to hear - guess we'll never know ;). I'll forbear from making any silly statements regarding the switch from tree/tool names ("solid", "dependable", "functional") to *whiskey* names ("inebriated", "can't-quite-focus-on-the-road"). Oh...I just did :devilboy: .
