Saturday, February 8, 2014

Software Project Code Names - Android vs Linux

Modern software projects like to use code names for their various versions.
You might be familiar with the ones for Android.

Just when you think that Android project code names are tasty... (and the latest Kit Kat is tempting..), Linux project code names are no less attractive than the Android desserts.

Here's a listing of all the code names used for the various Android versions:


    • Android 1.0 - unnamed
    • Android 1.1 - unnamed
    • Android 1.5 - Cupcake
    • Android 1.6 - Donut
    • Android 2.0 - EClair
    • Android 2.2 - Froyo
    • Android 2.3 - Gingerbread
    • Android 3.0 - Honeycomb
    • Android 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich
    • Android 4.1 - Jelly Bean
    • Android 4.4 - Kit Kat
Yummy ...
What's interesting is that the names are in alphabetically order.
Interesting...

What you might not know is that a few years before Android came out in 2008, Linux Operating System was already adopting an alphabetically-ordered project code names.  That was 2006.

Here's the listing for the Linux project codename:

    • 1.0 - Ada
    • 2.0 - Barbara
    • 2.1 - Bea
    • 2.2 - Bianca
    • 3.0 - Cassandra
    • 3.1 - Celena
    • 4.0 - Daryna
    • 5.0 - Elyssa
    • 6.0 - Felicia
    • 7.0 - Gloria
    • 8.0 - Helena
    • 9.0 - Isadora
    • 10 - Julia
    • 11 - Katya
    • 12 - Lisa
    • 13 - Maya
    • 14 - Nadia
    • 15 - Olivia
    • 16 - Petra
So there you are.
Now, do you prefer dessert's names or lady's names?

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