Comments on: How Did They Get Their Names http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/ Faith, Technology and Randomness in Life, According to Scott Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:17:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: oo http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-7941 oo Mon, 28 Mar 2005 14:50:12 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-7941 Java is the name of the one Indonesian Island. Jakarta is on Java Island. Jakarta is the Capital city of Indonesia. heheheh.. hmmm... just information ,.... I dont know if there is connection between that name ( Java and Jakarta ) or not ? - Well i dont care - heheheh btw thanks for ur information.. nice artikel Java is the name of the one Indonesian Island.
Jakarta is on Java Island.
Jakarta is the Capital city of Indonesia.

heheheh.. hmmm… just information ,…. I dont know if there is connection between that name ( Java and Jakarta ) or not ? – Well i dont care – heheheh

btw thanks for ur information.. nice artikel

]]> By: Mitchell http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-2993 Mitchell Sat, 12 Feb 2005 14:22:54 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-2993 What is is meaning of AM and PM in 8:00 AM or 8:00 PM? What is is meaning of AM and PM in 8:00 AM or 8:00 PM?

]]> By: Kenny http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-276 Kenny Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-276 Hey.. that's interesting stuff.. I didn't know there are meanings behind most of these names... Oh.. one more thing about Cisco is that their logo represents San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge.. I guess it's quite obvious anyway... :) Hey.. that’s interesting stuff.. I didn’t know there are meanings behind most of these names… Oh.. one more thing about Cisco is that their logo represents San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge.. I guess it’s quite obvious anyway… :)

]]> By: Joe Grossberg http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-277 Joe Grossberg Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-277 Two more: Perl: Short from Practical Extraction And Reporting Language. They later (rightfully) dropped the "A" from PEARL. Python: Creator Guido Van Rossum is a huge fan of Monty Python comedies. Two more:

Perl: Short from Practical Extraction And Reporting Language. They later (rightfully) dropped the “A” from PEARL.

Python: Creator Guido Van Rossum is a huge fan of Monty Python comedies.

]]> By: Rajiv http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-278 Rajiv Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-278 MICROSOFT: Before zeroing on to Microsoft, the other names thought for Microsoft were Unlimited Ltd & Unincorporated Inc. :-) MICROSOFT:
Before zeroing on to Microsoft, the other names thought for Microsoft were Unlimited Ltd & Unincorporated Inc. :-)

]]> By: Ned Batchelder http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-279 Ned Batchelder Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-279 Yahoo was also an acronym at one point: Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle. I don't know whether it was a true acronym (words first, then shortened), or a backronym (shortened form first, then words fit into afterwards). Yahoo was also an acronym at one point: Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle. I don’t know whether it was a true acronym (words first, then shortened), or a backronym (shortened form first, then words fit into afterwards).

]]> By: trime http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-280 trime Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-280 I remember my lecturer telling me that the first programming language was BCPL - Business Computer Programming Language, and that this is what the language B was derived from, and then after B came C... Bjarne couldn't decide if he should call his derivative D (as in B,C,D) or P (as in B,C,P,(L)) so eventually decided on C++ as in 'the one after C'. He also mentioned something about Perl being taken from the PL! Even if it's not true it's interesting! :) I remember my lecturer telling me that the first programming language was BCPL – Business Computer Programming Language, and that this is what the language B was derived from, and then after B came C… Bjarne couldn’t decide if he should call his derivative D (as in B,C,D) or P (as in B,C,P,(L)) so eventually decided on C++ as in ‘the one after C’. He also mentioned something about Perl being taken from the PL! Even if it’s not true it’s interesting! :)

]]> By: Ashutosh Nilkanth's .NET Blog http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-281 Ashutosh Nilkanth's .NET Blog Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-281 <strong>How did they get their names?</strong> How did they get their names?

]]> By: James Geurts' Blog http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-282 James Geurts' Blog Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-282 <strong>Company Names... how? why?</strong> Company Names… how? why?

]]> By: Joe Grossberg http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-283 Joe Grossberg Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://scott.yang.id.au/2003/05/how-did-they-get-their-names/#comment-283 <strong>Wherefore art Thou, O Red Hat</strong> Scott Yang has the stories behind the names of some of today's biggest software companies and projects. I'm sure some... Wherefore art Thou, O Red Hat
Scott Yang has the stories behind the names of some of today’s biggest software companies and projects. I’m sure some…

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