I remember back when I started using Seaside I saw a number of references to “aubergines” here and there, but never quite zeroed in on the word itself discounting it to something obscure in the back of my mind. If you’re curious, here’s Avi’s explanation of its origins,
Yes, basically a private joke. The original acronym was Squeak Enterprise Aubergines Server Integrated Development Environment. This was a play on both “Enterprise Javabeans” and “Enterprise Objects” (part of Apple’s WebObjects, which was a major inspiration for Seaside). There was also some intended kinship with the CLEE (Common Lisp Enterprise Eggplants) project - not sure if this is still around or not. These days, though, it’s just a name. Though an appropriate one, for me, because I live on the coast and am happiest sitting by the sea…
Plus Wikipedia’s take on the word itself,
The eggplant, aubergine or brinjal (Solanum melongena) is a solanaceous plant bearing a fruit of the same name, commonly used as a vegetable in cooking. It is closely related to the tomato and potato and is native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is a short-lived perennial plant often cultivated as an annual, growing 40 to 150 cm (16 to 57 in) tall, often spiny, with large coarsely lobed leaves 10 to 20 cm (4-8 in) long and 5 to 10 cm (2-4 in) broad. The flowers are white to purple, with a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens. The fruit is fleshy, less than 3 cm in diameter on wild plants, but much larger in cultivated forms. The fruit contains numerous small, soft seeds. (Semi-)wild types can grow much larger, to 225 cm (7 feet) with large leaves over 30 cm (12 in) long and 15 cm (6 in) broad.
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