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While we're talking about smell, does anyone else think the name "Java" is just ugly? Good products are lovingly named. Despite Gosling's original name of "Oak
by zachrose 16y ago
While we're talking about smell, does anyone else think the name "Java" is just ugly?
Good products are lovingly named. Despite Gosling's original name of "Oak," Java was picked at random from a list of words. Even the things that touch Java get ugly names like NetBeans and HotJava.
And then JavaScript is toned down to CoffeeScript by the same people who want nicer looking syntax.