The development project was codenamed "Project Lenwoloppali" (as opposed to "Koothranardowitz") and so probably led to the naming of the application itself. Howard worked on much of the programming and an install time problem, trying to have it pick up from the libraries dynamically. Sheldon was fired twice from the project for his actions and he was excluded in the secret code designation and app name. He began working, at one point, as an independent contractor on "Project NODLEHS", later asking Howard and Raj to join him in a rival company, as well as making an attempt to sabotage the guys' project by playing his theremin. He finally joined Penny in "Project Shoe".