ReportNG Conquers Google, No Longer Just a Typo
This time last year, if you typed “reportng” into Google, you would get this:
This was Google’s way of telling the world that my project was insignificant, that the only people who would type that particular search term were those without full control of their fingers.
The Subversion repository for ReportNG dates back to September 2006. I’ve been waiting some time for Google to acknowledge its existence:
I didn’t have to think too long over the name for ReportNG. Unexciting as it is, it was a fairly obvious due to its relation to TestNG. It also has a built-in barometer for success. When Google stops asking “Did you mean reporting?” I’ve made it.
Well it seems I’ve finally “made it” – whatever that means. It feels like a bit of an anti-climax but, for what it’s worth, Google now considers ReportNG to be something more than a careless mistake:
on March 2nd, 2010 at 10:03 am
Good to know and congratulations