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Provide an official Short Name for Power Query Formula Language (Informally known as "M")
I have posted this question to StackOverflow and appears that a short name for Power Query Formula Language that is not 'M' does not exist. Power Query Formula Language is too long M is too short http://stackoverflow.com/questions/35076031/is-there-a-short-name-for-power-query-formula-language-informally-known-as-m We have discussed this on Twitter and there are good ideas. Thought I would post it here to make it official :)
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- MQL is the clear winner...
- 'Ideas include: - PQL (PQL or Peequel - ) - MQL (MQL - M Query Language) - M MQL (M Mashup Query Language ) - PowerM - M^ (MPower) - M# (M Sharp) - #M (But that would break in Twitter :)) - MIQ (M IQ) - MSM (Microsoft M) naming things is hard :)
- PBIT - Power BI Ingest / Transform
- Need to be able to Google it. Disamguity needed.
- PowerScript
- Wouldn't it just be PQFL like every other language?
- Also doesn't help that the same language is searchable as Power Query, or Power BI. A uniform name would really help align all the documentation out there!
- The new name should be PQL pronounced peequel
- Above all, I prefer a choice of a short moniker that is likely to get widest adoption. My 1st choice is M^. 2nd is PQL
- Please call it PQL pronounced Peequel, like SQL pronounced Seequel
