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Java at 30: How a language designed for a failed gadget became a global powerhouse (www.zdnet.com)

submitted 1 year ago by kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] meliaesc@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The language was initially called Oak after an oak tree that stood outside

Things could have been a lot different!

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[–] juja@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Oakscript does have a certain ring to it

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[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 year ago

"fucking oak what the fuck" still works so not that different

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