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Not to mention, we have a bunch of names that are just jokes, bad puns, random references, or idle wordplay. C# is named because it’s a step up from C++, which
by bena 2y ago
Not to mention, we have a bunch of names that are just jokes, bad puns, random references, or idle wordplay.
C# is named because it’s a step up from C++, which is one better than C, which is the next thing after B.
Python is just an arbitrarily chosen name referencing a comedy troupe.
Linux is Linus’s copy of Minix, which is a minimal Unix, which is based off of Multics, which is a pseudo-initialism.
We have names honoring the dead; Pascal, Ada, Darwin.
We can name one color in one spec in honor of one person’s dead child.
It is neither a burden nor out of character for the field. If you genuinely believe it is a problem, I ask that you step back and reflect on why you truly believe it is.
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoIsn't "PHP" a play on words? I'm told that it stands for "PHP Hypertext Processor." A recursive acronym.
- efreak 2y agoOriginally it was personal home page