How to pronounce jOOQ

jOOQ is most commonly pronounced "juke" (/ˈdʒuːk/). This pronunciation is documented by the project itself (see jOOQ official — How to Pronounce jOOQ (IPA "dʒuːk", "Sounds like: juke")).

jOOQ is a typesafe SQL DSL for Java that models SQL as an internal DSL, widely used as an alternative to JPA/Hibernate. It is a recursive acronym for "jOOQ Object Oriented Querying", but it is never spelled out letter-by-letter — the maintainers keep a dedicated page stating it is pronounced /dʒuːk/, exactly like the "juke" in jukebox. The official blog compares it to SQL: just as you say "sequel" rather than "ess queue ell", you say "juke" rather than "jay o o queue".

Source: jOOQ official — How to Pronounce jOOQ (IPA "dʒuːk", "Sounds like: juke")

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