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Re:How Programming Languages Got Their Names by behnamoh on Thursday February 08, 2024 @12:41PM (#39304963)
Wolfram: Named after Stephen Wolfram, by Stephen Wolfram

Does anyone else think it's a bit too much to name something after yourself? Even in math and physics, scientists often don't name it after themselves—their colleagues do it to give credit where it's due (e.g., Colomb's law, Planck's constant, etc.)

Re:How Programming Languages Got Their Names by mjhay on Thursday February 08, 2024 @12:49PM (#39305070)
Wolfram's ego is the size of at least two dozen Carl Sagan egos.
Re:How Programming Languages Got Their Names by tromp on Thursday February 08, 2024 @01:14PM (#39305430)