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Question of the Week: If you could rename a transformer to something more honest, which one and what would you call it?

  • Nov 4, 2026 9:44 PM UTC
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creeatsafe
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Some transformers are old friends...and othersΒ you’ve been quietly side-eyeing for a while. If you could give a transformer a more honest name, which one would you pick and what would you call it instead?

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itsmatt
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  • Celebrity
  • Nov 4, 2026 10:06 PM UTC

NeighborFinder > NeighbourFinderΒ πŸ˜…


redgeographics
VIP
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NeighborFinder > NeighbourFinderΒ πŸ˜…

If you search for the correct spelling in Quick Add it does find it. Same for the FeatureColourSetter


redgeographics
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In our training courses there’s a few transformers that tend to catch people off guard.Β 

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SpatialFilter (and I guess the SpatialRelator too) could maybe also be called SpatialJoiner

Matcher is a lot more powerful than its name might suggest. Not sure what a good alternative name would be though.


ebygomm
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  • Evangelist
  • Nov 5, 2026 9:22 AM UTC

I spent a long time asking for the PointConnector to be renamed the LineBuilder and my dream was realised :-)