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

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

There's also OCamel and Julia.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago
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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, there's a bunch of humans called Julia.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago

Yea, Julia is the name of the squirrel that routinely exploits my bird feeder.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, under the right circumstances she can be.

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

Ocaml stands for "Objective Categorical Abstract Machine Language", so it's pronounced like "Camel" but not named after it, unfortunately