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Why "Pig"

Suhail Doshi 2009-04-03, 23:30

Out of curiosity, what is the history with why Pig is called "Pig" ?

Suhail

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Re: Why "Pig"

Ted Dunning 2009-04-04, 01:57

Because pigs eat anything. Among other reasons that the true pigsters can
clarify best.

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Suhail Doshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Out of curiosity, what is the history with why Pig is called "Pig" ?
>
> Suhail
>
> --
> http://mixpanel.com
> Blog: http://blog.mixpanel.com
>

--
Ted Dunning, CTO
DeepDyve

Re: Why "Pig"

Dmitriy Ryaboy 2009-04-04, 02:24

You mean it doesn't stand for "Parallelized Infrastructure and
Grammar for Learning and Aggregation of Tuples in Integrated
Networks"?

-D

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Ted Dunning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Because pigs eat anything. Among other reasons that the true pigsters can
> clarify best.
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Suhail Doshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Out of curiosity, what is the history with why Pig is called "Pig" ?
>>
>> Suhail
>>
>> --
>> http://mixpanel.com
>> Blog: http://blog.mixpanel.com
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Ted Dunning, CTO
> DeepDyve
>

RE: Why "Pig"

Santhosh Srinivasan 2009-04-04, 02:27

Hmmm, that's a retronym that I had not heard of.

Santhosh

-----Original Message-----
From: Dmitriy Ryaboy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:24 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Why "Pig"

You mean it doesn't stand for "Parallelized Infrastructure and
Grammar for Learning and Aggregation of Tuples in Integrated
Networks"?

-D

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Ted Dunning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Because pigs eat anything. Among other reasons that the true pigsters can
> clarify best.
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Suhail Doshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Out of curiosity, what is the history with why Pig is called "Pig" ?
>>
>> Suhail
>>
>> --
>> http://mixpanel.com
>> Blog: http://blog.mixpanel.com
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Ted Dunning, CTO
> DeepDyve
>

Re: Why "Pig"

Chris Olston 2009-04-05, 15:59

For a while it was "the system" and "the language". When we had to check it
into CVS we had to come up with a name. Pig was the first thing that came
out of my mouth. It stuck.

A few weeks later Andrew's wife coined Pig Latin for the language to go
along with Pig.

It's not an acronym, and should not appear in all-caps as I keep seeing :)

-Chris
On 4/3/09 7:27 PM, "Santhosh Srinivasan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hmmm, that's a retronym that I had not heard of.
>
> Santhosh
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dmitriy Ryaboy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:24 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Why "Pig"
>
> You mean it doesn't stand for "Parallelized Infrastructure and
> Grammar for Learning and Aggregation of Tuples in Integrated
> Networks"?
>
> -D
>
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Ted Dunning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Because pigs eat anything. Among other reasons that the true pigsters can
>> clarify best.
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Suhail Doshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Out of curiosity, what is the history with why Pig is called "Pig" ?
>>>
>>> Suhail
>>>
>>> --
>>> http://mixpanel.com
>>> Blog: http://blog.mixpanel.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ted Dunning, CTO
>> DeepDyve
>>

--
Christopher Olston, Ph.D.
Sr. Research Scientist
Yahoo! Research

Re: Why "Pig"

nitesh bhatia 2009-04-05, 16:11

"Parallelized Infrastructure and Grammar" for Hadoop suits Pig. We can
adopt it I think.

--nitesh

On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Chris Olston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For a while it was "the system" and "the language". When we had to check it
> into CVS we had to come up with a name. Pig was the first thing that came
> out of my mouth. It stuck.
>
> A few weeks later Andrew's wife coined Pig Latin for the language to go
> along with Pig.
>
> It's not an acronym, and should not appear in all-caps as I keep seeing :)
>
> -Chris
>
>
> On 4/3/09 7:27 PM, "Santhosh Srinivasan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Hmmm, that's a retronym that I had not heard of.
>>
>> Santhosh
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dmitriy Ryaboy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:24 PM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: Why "Pig"
>>
>> You mean it doesn't stand for "Parallelized Infrastructure and
>> Grammar for Learning and Aggregation of Tuples in Integrated
>> Networks"?
>>
>> -D
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Ted Dunning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Because pigs eat anything. Among other reasons that the true pigsters can
>>> clarify best.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Suhail Doshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Out of curiosity, what is the history with why Pig is called "Pig" ?
>>>>
>>>> Suhail
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> http://mixpanel.com
>>>> Blog: http://blog.mixpanel.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ted Dunning, CTO
>>> DeepDyve
>>>
>
> --
> Christopher Olston, Ph.D.
> Sr. Research Scientist
> Yahoo! Research
>
>
>
>
>

--
Nitesh Bhatia
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology
Gandhinagar
Gujarat

"Life is never perfect. It just depends where you draw the line."

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Re: Why "Pig"

Chris Olston 2009-04-05, 16:28

No offence, but:

Ug.

Why does everything have to be an acronym?

It's good to be different.

-Chris
On 4/5/09 9:11 AM, "nitesh bhatia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> "Parallelized Infrastructure and Grammar" for Hadoop suits Pig. We can
> adopt it I think.
>
> --nitesh
>
> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Chris Olston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> For a while it was "the system" and "the language". When we had to check it
>> into CVS we had to come up with a name. Pig was the first thing that came
>> out of my mouth. It stuck.
>>
>> A few weeks later Andrew's wife coined Pig Latin for the language to go
>> along with Pig.
>>
>> It's not an acronym, and should not appear in all-caps as I keep seeing :)
>>
>> -Chris
>>
>>
>> On 4/3/09 7:27 PM, "Santhosh Srinivasan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hmmm, that's a retronym that I had not heard of.
>>>
>>> Santhosh
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Dmitriy Ryaboy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:24 PM
>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Subject: Re: Why "Pig"
>>>
>>> You mean it doesn't stand for "Parallelized Infrastructure and
>>> Grammar for Learning and Aggregation of Tuples in Integrated
>>> Networks"?
>>>
>>> -D
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Ted Dunning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>> Because pigs eat anything. Among other reasons that the true pigsters can
>>>> clarify best.
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Suhail Doshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Out of curiosity, what is the history with why Pig is called "Pig" ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Suhail
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> http://mixpanel.com
>>>>> Blog: http://blog.mixpanel.com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ted Dunning, CTO
>>>> DeepDyve
>>>>
>>
>> --
>> Christopher Olston, Ph.D.
>> Sr. Research Scientist
>> Yahoo! Research
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

--
Christopher Olston, Ph.D.
Sr. Research Scientist
Yahoo! Research

Re: Why "Pig"

nitesh bhatia 2009-04-05, 17:05

Pig Is Good
Pig Is Great
Pig eats anything
And hence the name :D

--nitesh

On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Chris Olston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No offence, but:
>
> Ug.
>
> Why does everything have to be an acronym?
>
> It's good to be different.
>
> -Chris
>
>
> On 4/5/09 9:11 AM, "nitesh bhatia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> "Parallelized Infrastructure and Grammar" for Hadoop suits Pig. We can
>> adopt it I think.
>>
>> --nitesh
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Chris Olston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> For a while it was "the system" and "the language". When we had to check it
>>> into CVS we had to come up with a name. Pig was the first thing that came
>>> out of my mouth. It stuck.
>>>
>>> A few weeks later Andrew's wife coined Pig Latin for the language to go
>>> along with Pig.
>>>
>>> It's not an acronym, and should not appear in all-caps as I keep seeing :)
>>>
>>> -Chris
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/3/09 7:27 PM, "Santhosh Srinivasan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hmmm, that's a retronym that I had not heard of.
>>>>
>>>> Santhosh
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Dmitriy Ryaboy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>>> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:24 PM
>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Subject: Re: Why "Pig"
>>>>
>>>> You mean it doesn't stand for "Parallelized Infrastructure and
>>>> Grammar for Learning and Aggregation of Tuples in Integrated
>>>> Networks"?
>>>>
>>>> -D
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Ted Dunning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>> Because pigs eat anything. Among other reasons that the true pigsters can
>>>>> clarify best.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Suhail Doshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Out of curiosity, what is the history with why Pig is called "Pig" ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Suhail
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> http://mixpanel.com
>>>>>> Blog: http://blog.mixpanel.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Ted Dunning, CTO
>>>>> DeepDyve
>>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Christopher Olston, Ph.D.
>>> Sr. Research Scientist
>>> Yahoo! Research
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> Christopher Olston, Ph.D.
> Sr. Research Scientist
> Yahoo! Research
>
>
>
>
>

--
Nitesh Bhatia
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology
Gandhinagar
Gujarat

"Life is never perfect. It just depends where you draw the line."

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Re: Why "Pig"

Dmitriy Ryaboy 2009-04-05, 23:57

Chris -- I was kidding, of course. Let it remain a mystery (wrapped in
a side of bacon).
Now, that logo, on the other hand... ;)

-D

On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 1:05 PM, nitesh bhatia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pig Is Good
> Pig Is Great
> Pig eats anything
> And hence the name :D
>
> --nitesh
>
> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 9:58 PM, Chris Olston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> No offence, but:
>>
>> Ug.
>>
>> Why does everything have to be an acronym?
>>
>> It's good to be different.
>>
>> -Chris
>>
>>
>> On 4/5/09 9:11 AM, "nitesh bhatia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> "Parallelized Infrastructure and Grammar" for Hadoop suits Pig. We can
>>> adopt it I think.
>>>
>>> --nitesh
>>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Chris Olston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>> For a while it was "the system" and "the language". When we had to check it
>>>> into CVS we had to come up with a name. Pig was the first thing that came
>>>> out of my mouth. It stuck.
>>>>
>>>> A few weeks later Andrew's wife coined Pig Latin for the language to go
>>>> along with Pig.
>>>>
>>>> It's not an acronym, and should not appear in all-caps as I keep seeing :)
>>>>
>>>> -Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 4/3/09 7:27 PM, "Santhosh Srinivasan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hmmm, that's a retronym that I had not heard of.
>>>>>
>>>>> Santhosh
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Dmitriy Ryaboy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>>>> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:24 PM
>>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>> Subject: Re: Why "Pig"
>>>>>
>>>>> You mean it doesn't stand for "Parallelized Infrastructure and
>>>>> Grammar for Learning and Aggregation of Tuples in Integrated
>>>>> Networks"?
>>>>>
>>>>> -D
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Ted Dunning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>> Because pigs eat anything. Among other reasons that the true pigsters can
>>>>>> clarify best.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Suhail Doshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Out of curiosity, what is the history with why Pig is called "Pig" ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Suhail
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> http://mixpanel.com
>>>>>>> Blog: http://blog.mixpanel.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Ted Dunning, CTO
>>>>>> DeepDyve
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Christopher Olston, Ph.D.
>>>> Sr. Research Scientist
>>>> Yahoo! Research
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Christopher Olston, Ph.D.
>> Sr. Research Scientist
>> Yahoo! Research
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Nitesh Bhatia
> Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology
> Gandhinagar
> Gujarat
>
> "Life is never perfect. It just depends where you draw the line."
>
> visit:
> http://www.awaaaz.com - connecting through music
> http://www.volstreet.com - lets volunteer for better tomorrow
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>

RE: Why "Pig"

Benjamin Reed 2009-04-06, 14:58

In the early days, for those that insisted on an acronym I gave the following recursive and self referential meaning: Pig Is Not an Acronym.

ben

Sent from my phone.

-----Original Message-----
From: nitesh bhatia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 9:12 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Why "Pig"
"Parallelized Infrastructure and Grammar" for Hadoop suits Pig. We can
adopt it I think.

--nitesh

On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Chris Olston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For a while it was "the system" and "the language". When we had to check it
> into CVS we had to come up with a name. Pig was the first thing that came
> out of my mouth. It stuck.
>
> A few weeks later Andrew's wife coined Pig Latin for the language to go
> along with Pig.
>
> It's not an acronym, and should not appear in all-caps as I keep seeing :)
>
> -Chris
>
>
> On 4/3/09 7:27 PM, "Santhosh Srinivasan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Hmmm, that's a retronym that I had not heard of.
>>
>> Santhosh
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dmitriy Ryaboy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 7:24 PM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: Why "Pig"
>>
>> You mean it doesn't stand for "Parallelized Infrastructure and
>> Grammar for Learning and Aggregation of Tuples in Integrated
>> Networks"?
>>
>> -D
>>
>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Ted Dunning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> Because pigs eat anything. Among other reasons that the true pigsters can
>>> clarify best.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Suhail Doshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Out of curiosity, what is the history with why Pig is called "Pig" ?
>>>>
>>>> Suhail
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> http://mixpanel.com
>>>> Blog: http://blog.mixpanel.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ted Dunning, CTO
>>> DeepDyve
>>>
>
> --
> Christopher Olston, Ph.D.
> Sr. Research Scientist
> Yahoo! Research
>
>
>
>
>

--
Nitesh Bhatia
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology
Gandhinagar
Gujarat

"Life is never perfect. It just depends where you draw the line."

visit:
http://www.awaaaz.com - connecting through music
http://www.volstreet.com - lets volunteer for better tomorrow
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