Sometimes I think it would be fun to be an FME transformer, sitting inside the FME engine, waiting to be given work to do.
I can even imagine each transformer being a different human being, each with a unique human name.
There's Alf, who is very popular with the GIS users; and Mary, who - in short - I rarely ever meet.
Ian likes to break things into smaller pieces; while Lee turns them inside-out.
Max goes to extremes to find the information you want; but Ben is not detail-oriented (quite the opposite)
Ava likes to do her own thing - in a limited way; while Tom sticks to his job with military precision.
Both Uma and Ann have an obsession with size and shape; and Dan comes from a large family, with 8 or 9 siblings.
But who are these eleven, anthropomorphic, transformers? Your challenge for the week is to name them.
If you want, post your answers in a text file - or a workspace! - so that no-one else will see them below.
Hint #1: All of these people are at the core of FME. None of them live on the hub, or visit the store.
Hint #2: There are lots of transformers I can call Don, but none that I would call Dale.
Hint #3: Like a car, you need a special license to use Dan and his family. If you don't have one, then they might be invisible to you!
