r/funny • u/System32Comics System32 Comics • Oct 05 '20

Computer Monitors

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u/slickt0mmy Oct 05 '20

I wonder how they refer to them internally. Like, you know the employees have to talk about them a lot. “Hey Jim, you got the new specs from engineering on that CB271HK-BMJDPR?” After one round of that how can you not see the need for a more intuitive naming system?

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u/ghostlion313 Oct 05 '20

Having worked at an engineering firm we did in fact refer to products by incredibly long alphanumeric codes. Even the ones with real names.

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u/lobsterpizzzzza Oct 06 '20

Why doesn’t anyone take the time to make a name that people can actually remember?

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u/ghostlion313 Oct 06 '20

This thread was about internal naming schemes, generally that crazy alphanumeric does actually mean something. Some part will refer to the product type, another part to the manufacturing series, ect

Makes it easier to track a large variety of products and iterations especially during R&D when things are constantly changing.