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spreading misinformation online (javascript??) (midwest.social)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml
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Fun fact: Python is the only programming language named after an animal!

.. javascript ???

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[–] 38 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I wonder if people that JavaScript is indirectly named from an ethnic group in Indonesia.

Javanese ethnic -> Java Island -> Javanese coffee -> Java programming language -> JavaScript

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

    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?

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I'm surprised there aren't more languages labelled after highly addictive stimulants

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