Why We Named Our Coding Companion “Huckleberry”
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In Tombstone, Val Kilmer’s Doc Holliday delivers a line that hangs in the air like gun smoke:
“I’m your huckleberry.”
It’s not a boast. It’s not a catchphrase. It’s a statement of intent.
If this job needs doing, I’m the one who’ll do it.
According to Southern vernacular, a huckleberry was someone just right for the job. The person you call on when it’s time to get something done. Not flashy. Not loud. Just reliable, precise, and quietly confident. If there’s work worth doing, your huckleberry will be there. Coat off. Sleeves rolled. Toothpick optional.
That’s the energy we wanted for our VS Code assistant.