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random heroku-like name generator
haiku = ->
adjs = [
"autumn", "hidden", "bitter", "misty", "silent", "empty", "dry", "dark",
"summer", "icy", "delicate", "quiet", "white", "cool", "spring", "winter",
"patient", "twilight", "dawn", "crimson", "wispy", "weathered", "blue",
"billowing", "broken", "cold", "damp", "falling", "frosty", "green",
"long", "late", "lingering", "bold", "little", "morning", "muddy", "old",
"red", "rough", "still", "small", "sparkling", "throbbing", "shy",
"wandering", "withered", "wild", "black", "young", "holy", "solitary",
"fragrant", "aged", "snowy", "proud", "floral", "restless", "divine",
"polished", "ancient", "purple", "lively", "nameless"
]
nouns = [
"waterfall", "river", "breeze", "moon", "rain", "wind", "sea", "morning",
"snow", "lake", "sunset", "pine", "shadow", "leaf", "dawn", "glitter",
"forest", "hill", "cloud", "meadow", "sun", "glade", "bird", "brook",
"butterfly", "bush", "dew", "dust", "field", "fire", "flower", "firefly",
"feather", "grass", "haze", "mountain", "night", "pond", "darkness",
"snowflake", "silence", "sound", "sky", "shape", "surf", "thunder",
"violet", "water", "wildflower", "wave", "water", "resonance", "sun",
"wood", "dream", "cherry", "tree", "fog", "frost", "voice", "paper",
"frog", "smoke", "star"
]
rnd = Math.floor(Math.random()*Math.pow(2,12))
"#{adjs[rnd>>6%64]}_#{nouns[rnd%64]}"
console.log haiku()
@alandipert
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In Bash (with shuf):

#!/usr/bin/env bash

ADJS=(autumn hidden bitter misty silent empty dry dark summer icy delicate quiet white cool spring winter patient twilight dawn crimson wispy weathered blue billowing broken cold damp falling frosty green long late lingering bold little morning muddy old red rough still small sparkling shy wandering withered wild black young holy solitary fragrant aged snowy proud floral restless divine)

NOUNS=(waterfall river breeze moon rain wind sea morning snow lake sunset pine shadow leaf dawn glitter forest hill cloud meadow sun glade bird brook butterfly bush dew dust field fire flower firefly feather grass haze mountain night pond darkness snowflake silence sound sky shape surf thunder violet water wildflower wave water resonance sun wood dream cherry tree fog frost voice paper)

sample() {
  eval "echo \${$1[\$RANDOM%\${#$1[@]}]}"
}

printf "%s-%s-%s\n"   \
       $(sample ADJS) \
       $(sample NOUNS)\
       $(shuf -i 1000-9999 -n1)

@mccarthy
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JavaScript / Node

adjs = [
  "autumn", "hidden", "bitter", "misty", "silent", "empty", "dry", "dark",
  "summer", "icy", "delicate", "quiet", "white", "cool", "spring", "winter",
  "patient", "twilight", "dawn", "crimson", "wispy", "weathered", "blue",
  "billowing", "broken", "cold", "damp", "falling", "frosty", "green",
  "long", "late", "lingering", "bold", "little", "morning", "muddy", "old",
  "red", "rough", "still", "small", "sparkling", "wobbling", "shy",
  "wandering", "withered", "wild", "black", "young", "holy", "solitary",
  "fragrant", "aged", "snowy", "proud", "floral", "restless", "divine",
  "polished", "ancient", "purple", "lively", "nameless"
]
nouns = [
  "waterfall", "river", "breeze", "moon", "rain", "wind", "sea", "morning",
  "snow", "lake", "sunset", "pine", "shadow", "leaf", "dawn", "glitter",
  "forest", "hill", "cloud", "meadow", "sun", "glade", "bird", "brook",
  "butterfly", "bush", "dew", "dust", "field", "fire", "flower", "firefly",
  "feather", "grass", "haze", "mountain", "night", "pond", "darkness",
  "snowflake", "silence", "sound", "sky", "shape", "surf", "thunder",
  "violet", "water", "wildflower", "wave", "water", "resonance", "sun",
  "wood", "dream", "cherry", "tree", "fog", "frost", "voice", "paper",
  "frog", "smoke", "star"
]

var adj = adjs[Math.floor(Math.random()*adjs.length)];
var noun = nouns[Math.floor(Math.random()*nouns.length)];
var name = adj + '-' + noun + '-' + randomInt(1, 999);
console.log(name);

function randomInt (low, high) {
    return Math.floor(Math.random() * (high - low) + low);
} 

@huijari
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huijari commented May 8, 2017

ES6 🙃

const adjs = [
  "autumn", "hidden", "bitter", "misty", "silent", "empty", "dry", "dark",
  "summer", "icy", "delicate", "quiet", "white", "cool", "spring", "winter",
  "patient", "twilight", "dawn", "crimson", "wispy", "weathered", "blue",
  "billowing", "broken", "cold", "damp", "falling", "frosty", "green",
  "long", "late", "lingering", "bold", "little", "morning", "muddy", "old",
  "red", "rough", "still", "small", "sparkling", "wobbling", "shy",
  "wandering", "withered", "wild", "black", "young", "holy", "solitary",
  "fragrant", "aged", "snowy", "proud", "floral", "restless", "divine",
  "polished", "ancient", "purple", "lively", "nameless",
];
const nouns = [
  "waterfall", "river", "breeze", "moon", "rain", "wind", "sea", "morning",
  "snow", "lake", "sunset", "pine", "shadow", "leaf", "dawn", "glitter",
  "forest", "hill", "cloud", "meadow", "sun", "glade", "bird", "brook",
  "butterfly", "bush", "dew", "dust", "field", "fire", "flower", "firefly",
  "feather", "grass", "haze", "mountain", "night", "pond", "darkness",
  "snowflake", "silence", "sound", "sky", "shape", "surf", "thunder",
  "violet", "water", "wildflower", "wave", "water", "resonance", "sun",
  "wood", "dream", "cherry", "tree", "fog", "frost", "voice", "paper",
  "frog", "smoke", "star",
];

const random = (high) => Math.floor(Math.random() * high);

const adj = adjs[random(adjs.length)];
const noun = nouns[random(nouns.length)];
const num = random(1000) + 1;

console.log(`${adj}-${noun}-${num}`);
restless-wind-659
little-darkness-664
lively-shadow-57

@ravern
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ravern commented Sep 10, 2017

Elixir version :)

defmodule HerokuNameGen do
  @adjectives ~w(autumn hidden bitter misty silent empty dry dark summer icy delicate quiet white cool spring winter patient twilight dawn crimson wispy weathered blue billowing broken cold damp falling frosty green long late lingering bold little morning muddy old red rough still small sparkling shy wandering withered wild black young holy solitary fragrant aged snowy proud floral restless divine)
  @nouns ~w(waterfall river breeze moon rain wind sea morning snow lake sunset pine shadow leaf dawn glitter forest hill cloud meadow sun glade bird brook butterfly bush dew dust field fire flower firefly feather grass haze mountain night pond darkness snowflake silence sound sky shape surf thunder violet water wildflower wave water resonance sun wood dream cherry tree fog frost voice paper)

  def run do
    "#{Enum.random(@adjectives)}-#{Enum.random(@nouns)}-#{(:rand.uniform(9000) + 1000)}"
  end
end

@coryodaniel
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Rust version!

extern crate rand;
use rand::prelude::*;

fn main() {
  let mut rng = thread_rng();
  let adjectives = ["autumn", "hidden", "bitter", "misty", "silent", "empty", "dry", "dark", "summer", "icy", "delicate", "quiet", "white", "cool", "spring", "winter", "patient", "twilight", "dawn", "crimson", "wispy", "weathered", "blue", "billowing", "broken", "cold", "damp", "falling", "frosty", "green", "long", "late", "lingering", "bold", "little", "morning", "muddy", "old", "red", "rough", "still", "small", "sparkling", "throbbing", "shy", "wandering", "withered", "wild", "black", "young", "holy", "solitary", "fragrant", "aged", "snowy", "proud", "floral", "restless", "divine", "polished", "ancient", "purple", "lively", "nameless"];
  let nouns = ["waterfall", "river", "breeze", "moon", "rain", "wind", "sea", "morning", "snow", "lake", "sunset", "pine", "shadow", "leaf", "dawn", "glitter", "forest", "hill", "cloud", "meadow", "sun", "glade", "bird", "brook", "butterfly", "bush", "dew", "dust", "field", "fire", "flower", "firefly", "feather", "grass", "haze", "mountain", "night", "pond", "darkness", "snowflake", "silence", "sound", "sky", "shape", "surf", "thunder", "violet", "water", "wildflower", "wave", "water", "resonance", "sun", "wood", "dream", "cherry", "tree", "fog", "frost", "voice", "paper", "frog", "smoke", "star"];

  let adjective = adjectives[rng.gen_range(0, adjectives.len())];
  let noun = nouns[rng.gen_range(0, nouns.len())];
  let id = rng.gen_range(1000, 9999);

  println!("{}-{}-{}", adjective, noun, id);
}

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