Thanks for raising this. While I basically agree with evhub on this, I think it is unfortunate that the linguistic justification is messed up as it is. I’ll try to amend the post to show a bit more sensitivity to the Greek not really working like intended.
Though I also think that “the opposite of meta”-optimiser is basically the right concept, I feel quite dissatisfied with the current terminology, with respect to both the “mesa” and the “optimiser” parts. This is despite us having spent a substantial amount of time and effort on trying to get the terminology right! My takeaway is that it’s just hard to pick terms that are both non-confusing and evocative, especially when naming abstract concepts. (And I don’t think we did that badly, all things considered.)
If you have ideas on how to improve the terms, I would like to hear them!
I like “mesa optimizer” and “ekta optimizer” since they are simple translations that mean “inside” and “outside” optimizer, but I guess what do you dislike about “optimizer” that you’d like to be better since you say you’re dissatisfied with that part as well?
Thanks for raising this. While I basically agree with evhub on this, I think it is unfortunate that the linguistic justification is messed up as it is. I’ll try to amend the post to show a bit more sensitivity to the Greek not really working like intended.
Though I also think that “the opposite of meta”-optimiser is basically the right concept, I feel quite dissatisfied with the current terminology, with respect to both the “mesa” and the “optimiser” parts. This is despite us having spent a substantial amount of time and effort on trying to get the terminology right! My takeaway is that it’s just hard to pick terms that are both non-confusing and evocative, especially when naming abstract concepts. (And I don’t think we did that badly, all things considered.)
If you have ideas on how to improve the terms, I would like to hear them!
I like “mesa optimizer” and “ekta optimizer” since they are simple translations that mean “inside” and “outside” optimizer, but I guess what do you dislike about “optimizer” that you’d like to be better since you say you’re dissatisfied with that part as well?