Tech Terms You've Probably Been Pronouncing Wrong

2025-03-21

This article highlights common mispronunciations of tech terms encountered by a self-taught solo developer. It lists examples like Asus (AY-soos, not AY-sis), Debian (DEHB-eee-in, not DEE-bee-inn), and many more, emphasizing the lack of inherent logic in these pronunciations. The author suggests using Google's pronunciation widget as a helpful resource and provides a comprehensive list of correctly pronounced terms, including Atlassian, daemon, Gaussian, GIF, Gnome, GNU, JSON, Kernighan, LaTeX, Linus, Poisson, pypi, Qt, Redis, regex, repo, sudo, SUSE, SQL, SQLite, Ubuntu, and Vite. This is a valuable resource for developers and tech enthusiasts alike.