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Because we've used those names since forever, but that's archaic random crap really. Nothing apart from maybe "byte" makes sense here, the rest is completely ar
by iforgotpassword 3y ago
Because we've used those names since forever, but that's archaic random crap really. Nothing apart from maybe "byte" makes sense here, the rest is completely arbitrary historic cruft. Could as well have called the rest timmy, britney and hulk.
- runiq 3y ago> Nothing apart from maybe "byte" makes sense here Lest we forget: https://web.archive.org/web/20170403130829/http://www.bobbemer.com/BYTE.HTM https://web.archive.org/web/20170403130829/http://www.bobbem...
- layer8 3y agoJava uses exactly the same, and has a huge developer mindshare. While rooted in historic accidents, it's well-established.