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.
References
- Title (website): “nginx”. Publisher: NGINX. Accessed: 2025-02-26T23:25Z. URI: https://nginx.org/en/.
- §“nginx”. ¶1.
I called it n-jinx once. felt embarrassed for myself as soon as I said it.
called it engine-x ever since.
hnn-geenks
Saying nginx with a “hard g” can get you into some real trouble…
People pronounce GIF with a hard G, even though it’s officially JIF, so who cares? /s, nothing agaisnt you, OP.
we’re going to war
It’s officially wrong, happens sometimes.
I split the middle with en-JIN-iks (which is how I heard it said long before I saw it written)
similar problem with kubectl
It’s obviously kubecontrol! I will die on this hill.
Also, Containerd … Not helped by the cli nerdctl.
Hm, my guess would be either “cube control” or “cube C-T-L”.
EDIT (2025-02-28T09:02Z): Hm, actually, given that it’s for Kubernetes [1], maybe it’s “koob control” or “koob C-T-L”… [2]?
References
- Type: Documentation. Title: “Command line tool (kubectl)”. Publisher: Kubernetes. Published: 2024-01-01T21:15-08:00. Accessed: 2025-02-28T11:01Z. URI: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/.
- Type: Article. Title: “How to pronounce Kubernetes so you don’t get laughed at”. Author: “Blue Matador”. Publisher: “Blue Matador, Inc.”. Published: 2020-06-03. Accessed: 2025-02-28T11:07Z. URI: https://www.bluematador.com/blog/how-to-pronounce-kubernetes.
- §“So, how do you pronounce Kubernetes?”.
Kubernetes is pronounced coo-ber-net-ees […]
- §“So, how do you pronounce Kubernetes?”.
We refer to it as kew-bee-cuttle
https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/SillySounds/english.ogg (from back when many english speakers were still insistent that the i in Linux should be pronounced “eye”)
Wait, so this isn’t a testosterone supplement?
When this baby hits 200rps, you’re gonna get some hairs on your chest
am i the only one who thought it was nyuh-inks
No [1].
References
- Type: Comment. Author: @Space@Noodle@lemmy.world. Publisher: [Type: Post. “TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx"”. Author: “Kalcifer” @Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works. Publisher: “Programmer Humor” !programmer_humor@programming.dev. sh.itjust.works. Lemmy. Published: 2025-02-26T23:27:35Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/post/33487588.]. Published: 2025-02-27T00:18:34Z. Accessed: 2025-02-28T06:38Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/post/33487588/16948274.
I always heard it as /ŋiŋks/ in my mind
- Type: Comment. Author: @Space@Noodle@lemmy.world. Publisher: [Type: Post. “TIL that "nginx" is pronounced "engine-x", and not "n-jinx"”. Author: “Kalcifer” @Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works. Publisher: “Programmer Humor” !programmer_humor@programming.dev. sh.itjust.works. Lemmy. Published: 2025-02-26T23:27:35Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/post/33487588.]. Published: 2025-02-27T00:18:34Z. Accessed: 2025-02-28T06:38Z. URI: https://sh.itjust.works/post/33487588/16948274.
btrfs -> butterface
I can’t read no, I can’t read my butterface~
Thank you, i will call it that from now on
You have to say it in a commanding Japanese accent… Engine X
It sounds way cooler that way
like this?
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
🤌
I think software name pronunciation discussions are so hilariously absurd that I sometimes purposefully vocalise nginx as “Nuhh Ginks” just to put a hat on it
En Guh Inks
I pronounce k8s as k-eights sometimes on purpose to gauge the reactions
I’ve always pronounced it “not-Apache”
The correct way is njinx because enginex is a dumb spelling and is too much like twitter
I’ve been pronouncing it N-gin-X, which is probably close enough once slurred together
I always called it “in-gen-ix”, which doesn’t even make sense now that I think about it.
Unless you’re from New Zealand
Uhn-jun-uhks in NZ TYVM.
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.
