Re:How Programming Languages Got Their Names
by cygx on Thursday February 08, 2024 @04:57AM
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Perl: Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister
(it's actually a reference to the Parable of the Pearl, but that name clashed with PEARL, a real-time programming language from the 70s developed in Germany)
(it's actually a reference to the Parable of the Pearl, but that name clashed with PEARL, a real-time programming language from the 70s developed in Germany)