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Fun fact: Python is the only programming language named after an animal!

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I heard Ritchie called it C after creating it during one of Bell Labs' famous coke parties.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

and Julia? Well we all know what Julia is slang for

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

They tried making SpeedScript but big programming decided it was too fast for its time and shut it down

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