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Re:Typesafe Changes Name to Lightbend by aaronbrethorst on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @02:54AM (#11157278)
Because nothing says nimbleness and agility like a name that suggests you are so heavy that you distort the very fabric of spacetime.

What's the backstory on this company? Who are they and why are they on the front page of HN?

Re:Typesafe Changes Name to Lightbend by jroper on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @03:30AM (#11157396)
Since when does bending light require distorting the fabric of spacetime? All you need is two transparent materials of different densities, they don't have to be heavy, and you will bend light as it passes from one to the other, it's called refraction.
Re:Typesafe Changes Name to Lightbend by bigdubs on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @02:59AM (#11157294)
They created / update / maintain Scala and it's suite of tools and packages (akka etc.)
Re:Typesafe Changes Name to Lightbend by edko on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @03:21AM (#11157365)
There is no minimum mass required to bend light. Why does bending light suggest something "so heavy" to you?
Re:Typesafe Changes Name to Lightbend by mintplant on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @04:03AM (#11157530)
I assume aaronbrethorst is thinking of gravitational lensing.