| [[WhythenameCamel-WhydidyouchoosethenameCamel]] |
| = Why did you choose the name Camel? |
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| * it stands for Concise Application Message Exchange Language (i.e. the |
| Java xref:ROOT:dsl.adoc[DSL] for routing) |
| * a Camel can carry http://www.fao.org/sd/EGdirect/EGan0006.htm[4 times |
| the load] of other beasts of burden |
| * a Camel can travel for great distances without water; similarly a |
| Camel does not require bucket loads of XML as you can use a pure Java |
| xref:ROOT:dsl.adoc[DSL] |
| * some members of the team used to love Camel cigarettes! |
| * it's short, simple and easy to remember name |
| * very fast, even when the going gets tough! |
| * a Camel will never spit on those it loves! |
| * a Camel is not an |
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_animals#Equid_Hybrids[evolutionary |
| dead end] |
| * a Camel looks really funny when it's running, like most of the team :smile: |
| * a Camel is a horse designed by committee :smile: |
| * a http://www.groapacuprosti.com/2010/09/camel-in-action.html[Camel in |
| Action] is really funny |
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| We generated some really cheesy tag lines like: |
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| * You can go a long way with Camel! |
| * Don't get the hump get Camel! |
| * No where to evolve to? Get Camel! |
| * One hump or two? |
| * Don't get lost in a desert of XML config files, get Camel! |
| * It's not a mirage, it's a Camel! |
