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Fun fact: Python is the only programming language named after an animal!
.. javascript ???
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Is based on the Java island coffee, the preferred variation of James Gosling. This is why the Java logo is a cup of coffee.
Edit: I made that up, but looks like it's true?
I'm surprised there aren't more languages labelled after highly addictive stimulants
I heard Ritchie called it C after creating it during one of Bell Labs' famous coke parties.
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and Julia? Well we all know what Julia is slang for
They tried making SpeedScript but big programming decided it was too fast for its time and shut it down
...C ???