[ccallebs]

First, this is awesome! Congrats to the team for reaching this milestone.

Secondly, I think the name is memorable and conveys exactly what it should. If I were ever on an engineering team that chose not to use CockroachDB due to being "grossed out" by the name, I wouldn't be on that engineering team for long. Perhaps someone can explain the knee-jerk reaction to it for me.

[gervase]

I might be an interesting case.

I had previously been a big supporter of their name, agreeing with some other posters that it promotes the durability of the system.

However, after a move last year, I was forced to live with cockroaches for approximately 6 months, after never encountering them prior to that.

Since then, I've completely switched camps. Can't see the name without being skeeved out. The reality of cockroaches is so absolutely repulsive that it completely changed my view 180º.

I moved out of that place in November, and haven't seen once since; I'm curious if my aversion will fade over time.

[nathan_f77]

I hate the name, and that does put me off from experimenting with it. But I would use it if it was the right tool for the job.