Not disagreeing but here’s another lens. Applies to TeX as well. “Java” in javascript kinda meant “modern computer programming” to the audience, in a very very

Not disagreeing but here’s another lens. Applies to TeX as well. “Java” in javascript kinda meant “modern computer programming” to the audience, in a very very inaccurate and zeitgeist-hype-train way. People who thought “oh yeah, I’ve heard of java, and scripting sounds easier than programming,” looked into it. ECMA wasn’t a thing yet, but it might have sounded like a skincare product to those same ears, or something that required college. The buzzwords worked.