From 1a8b77e87b0ce063d426582d7595773bb9d87aac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: martinsumner Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2017 16:39:58 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Additional text on naming --- docs/WHY.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/WHY.md b/docs/WHY.md index 945786f..8add6cc 100644 --- a/docs/WHY.md +++ b/docs/WHY.md @@ -60,4 +60,6 @@ There is no strong reason for drawing this specific link, other than the generic ![](pics/betting_market.jpg "Betting Market") -There were some broad parallels between bookmakers in a market and vnodes in a Riak database, and using the actor names just stuck, even though the analogy is imperfect. \ No newline at end of file +There were some broad parallels between bookmakers in a market and vnodes in a Riak database, and using the actor names just stuck, even though the analogy is imperfect. Somehow having a visual model of these mysterious guys in top hats working away, helped me imagine the store in action. + +The name LevelEd owes some part to the influence of my eldest son Ed, and some part to the Yorkshire phrasing of the word Head. \ No newline at end of file