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Using 'b3' in texts (articles and titles) [message #510371]

Wed, 27 January 2010 11:24

Filip Hrbek

Messages: 233
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi all,

I have two questions:

1) Is there any concept of using the 'b3' name in documents?

A typical problem is whether to always use lower case 'b' or not. What happens if I want to start a sentence with 'b3' like in following examples

a) a sentence in an article

b3 may replace PDE build in future.

or

B3 may replace PDE build in future.

b) a label in a list of categories

....
CVS
Eclipse Modeling Framework
Ecore Tools
b3
Java
....

or

....
CVS
Eclipse Modeling Framework
Ecore Tools
B3
Java
....

2) Is there any official label for what 'b3' stands for?

I mean something like EMF = Eclipse Modeling Framework, b3 = ???

Using 'b3' in category lists in not self-explanatory without a label.

Filip

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Re: Using 'b3' in texts (articles and titles) [message #510384 is a reply to message #510371]

Wed, 27 January 2010 12:12

Thomas Hallgren

Messages: 3240
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

My vote is in favor of using lower case 'b3' always. I.e. even at the beginning of sentences. The fact that it's
unconventional is a good thing in that it gets peoples attention.

- thomas

On 01/27/2010 12:24 PM, Filip Hrbek wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have two questions:
>
> 1) Is there any concept of using the 'b3' name in documents?
>
> A typical problem is whether to always use lower case 'b' or not. What
> happens if I want to start a sentence with 'b3' like in following examples
>
> a) a sentence in an article
>
> b3 may replace PDE build in future.
>
> or
>
> B3 may replace PDE build in future.
>
> b) a label in a list of categories
>
> ...
> CVS
> Eclipse Modeling Framework
> Ecore Tools
> b3
> Java
> ...
>
> or
>
> ...
> CVS
> Eclipse Modeling Framework
> Ecore Tools
> B3
> Java
> ...
>
> 2) Is there any official label for what 'b3' stands for?
>
> I mean something like EMF = Eclipse Modeling Framework, b3 = ???
>
> Using 'b3' in category lists in not self-explanatory without a label.
>
> Filip

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Re: Using 'b3' in texts (articles and titles) [message #510405 is a reply to message #510384]

Wed, 27 January 2010 12:33

Karel Brezina

Messages: 68
Registered: July 2009

Member

I think, b3 should have a self-explanatory label, such as "b3 Build
Framework". b3 does not say much to a novice.

Karel

Thomas Hallgren napsal(a):
> My vote is in favor of using lower case 'b3' always. I.e. even at the
> beginning of sentences. The fact that it's unconventional is a good
> thing in that it gets peoples attention.
>
> - thomas
>
>
> On 01/27/2010 12:24 PM, Filip Hrbek wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have two questions:
>>
>> 1) Is there any concept of using the 'b3' name in documents?
>>
>> A typical problem is whether to always use lower case 'b' or not. What
>> happens if I want to start a sentence with 'b3' like in following
>> examples
>>
>> a) a sentence in an article
>>
>> b3 may replace PDE build in future.
>>
>> or
>>
>> B3 may replace PDE build in future.
>>
>> b) a label in a list of categories
>>
>> ...
>> CVS
>> Eclipse Modeling Framework
>> Ecore Tools
>> b3
>> Java
>> ...
>>
>> or
>>
>> ...
>> CVS
>> Eclipse Modeling Framework
>> Ecore Tools
>> B3
>> Java
>> ...
>>
>> 2) Is there any official label for what 'b3' stands for?
>>
>> I mean something like EMF = Eclipse Modeling Framework, b3 = ???
>>
>> Using 'b3' in category lists in not self-explanatory without a label.
>>
>> Filip
>

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Re: Using 'b3' in texts (articles and titles) [message #510426 is a reply to message #510371]

Wed, 27 January 2010 09:06

Henrik Lindberg

Messages: 2509
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

I think 'always use lower case' is a good rule.
When writing, it is most of the time not hard to avoid having b3 at the
start of a sentence. Simply use something more specific like:
- The b3 project
- A b3 engine
- The b3 DSL/language
- The b3 builder

- henrik

Filip Hrbek <filip.hrbek@cloudsmith.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have two questions:
>
> 1) Is there any concept of using the 'b3' name in documents?
>
> A typical problem is whether to always use lower case 'b' or not. What
> happens if I want to start a sentence with 'b3' like in following
> examples
>
> a) a sentence in an article
>
> b3 may replace PDE build in future.
>
> or
>
> B3 may replace PDE build in future.
>
> b) a label in a list of categories
>
> ...
> CVS
> Eclipse Modeling Framework
> Ecore Tools
> b3
> Java
> ...
>
> or
>
> ...
> CVS
> Eclipse Modeling Framework
> Ecore Tools
> B3
> Java
> ...
>
> 2) Is there any official label for what 'b3' stands for?
>
> I mean something like EMF = Eclipse Modeling Framework, b3 = ???
>
> Using 'b3' in category lists in not self-explanatory without a label.
>
> Filip

--
- henrik

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Re: Using 'b3' in texts (articles and titles) [message #519461 is a reply to message #510371]

Mon, 08 March 2010 21:42

Erdal Karaca

Messages: 854
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

I thought b3 stands for "breaking free" like this:

I want to break free
I want to break free
I want to break free from your lies
Youre so self satisfied I don't need you
Ive got to break free
God knows God knows I want to break free

Where "You" is meant to be the "manual build" Smile

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Re: Using 'b3' in texts (articles and titles) [message #519470 is a reply to message #519461]

Mon, 08 March 2010 17:38

Henrik Lindberg

Messages: 2509
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

He he, good analogy :)

Cheers
- henrik
On 3/8/10 10:42 PM, Erdal Karaca wrote:
> I thought b3 stands for "breaking free" like this:
>
> I want to break free
> I want to break free
> I want to break free from your lies
> Youre so self satisfied I don't need you
> Ive got to break free
> God knows God knows I want to break free
>
> Where "You" is meant to be the "manual build" :)

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