I get where it comes form, and it makes sense, but it's long and will inevitably be shorterned to IFTTT which is just awkward.
An acronym/initialism is better if it can be pronounced like a word. CAP is one of them, and thus I feel it's better than IFTTT even though IFTTT's full name makes more sense and is 'good'.
In terms of searchability, "IFTTT" and "Zapier" beat "CAP" by a mile because the latter is a common word. So I can search for recipes with "IFTTT" or "Zapier" but in this case I have to type the full expansion "conditional action programmer."
Whether or not a name like IFTTT is awkward, and therefore bad in some sense, is subjective. Personally I happen to like the awkwardness.
Westm. Papers 1 Nov. 107 Who has not suffered when he has played correctly second hand..from his partner assuming that there has been an ask for trumps?
2014 D. Chapman Ascendant lxxiii. 301 A plane? Full of people?.. That is an enormous ask.
When used liked that it's synonymous with request. If heard it often used as "that's a big ask". Some example usages[1] since you seem a bit skeptical.
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"What can CAP do for you? First let's agree….. worst name ever. Now that we're past that, here's our story, and an ask."
MS, you're competing with a product called "IFTTT". Don't think so lowly of yourself!
If This Then That is a pretty cool name. Zapier on the other hand...
I get where it comes form, and it makes sense, but it's long and will inevitably be shorterned to IFTTT which is just awkward.
An acronym/initialism is better if it can be pronounced like a word. CAP is one of them, and thus I feel it's better than IFTTT even though IFTTT's full name makes more sense and is 'good'.
In terms of searchability, "IFTTT" and "Zapier" beat "CAP" by a mile because the latter is a common word. So I can search for recipes with "IFTTT" or "Zapier" but in this case I have to type the full expansion "conditional action programmer."
Whether or not a name like IFTTT is awkward, and therefore bad in some sense, is subjective. Personally I happen to like the awkwardness.
What's "an ask"?
It might sound weird to you, but it's correct.
Noun
ask (plural asks)
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/askMore information here: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/4246/can-or-shoul...
Personally I never use it because it can sound far too close to "ass" especially through low-fidelity channels.
According to that link, it's been part of "Microsoft-speak" for over a decade.
It's definitely a noun, but the kind of noun that only annoying business people use.
Now try to find it in a real dictionary.
Here's oxford dictionaries on the word: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/ask
Or OED: http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/11505?rskey=xAEeZD&result=1#ei...
When used liked that it's synonymous with request. If heard it often used as "that's a big ask". Some example usages[1] since you seem a bit skeptical.
[1] https://scholar.google.ca/scholar?hl=en&q=%22big+ask%22&btnG...