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[-] technom@programming.dev 33 points 8 months ago

Why no Ada or Janet? Or Haskell or Idris?

[-] Tja@programming.dev 9 points 8 months ago

Ada is in fact named after a person, thus completing the circle.

[-] technom@programming.dev 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

So are Haskell and Idris (well, if you consider a singing dragon as a person).

[-] lhamil64@programming.dev 11 points 8 months ago

Boolean is named after George Boole so that is too, sort of

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