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# Project Naming History
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## Factory Girl
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This library was [initially released](https://robots.thoughtbot.com/waiting-for-a-factory-girl)
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in 2008 with the name "Factory Girl".
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We chose the name as a nod in the direction of the [Factory method](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_method_pattern)
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and [Object Mother](http://martinfowler.com/bliki/ObjectMother.html) software
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patterns from the _Design Patterns_ book, and as a reference to the
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[Rolling Stones song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jKix2DFlnA) of the same
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name.
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## Factory Bot
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The name "Factory Girl" was confusing to some developers who encountered this
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library, and offensive or problematic to others. In October 2017 we [renamed the library](https://robots.thoughtbot.com/factory_bot)
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to "Factory Bot".
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