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Why did they have to call it "Javascript"?
Written By montoya on Nov. 8, 2007.
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Me: "... whether you care if it uses Javascript or not ..."
Them: "I don’t particularly care if it is in Java or not. I just want it to work."
Gah!!! If they had just called it something like "Awesomescript," I would never have this problem.
Oli
Written Nov. 8, 2007 / Report /
Even if it had a memorable name like AwesomeScript, it doesn't mean people would have any more of an idea of what it did...
Unless, that is, you called it something like: RealTimeProgrammingHappeningInTheUsersBrowserScript but that would probably be renamed RTPHITUBS for ease of use and start the whole thing over again...
hthth
Written Nov. 8, 2007 / Report /
Pronounced "Rat-fit-tubs".
Vidar
Written Nov. 8, 2007 / Report /
I usually call it crap, but I think it's just me most of the time
touqen
Written Nov. 8, 2007 / Report /
It might have something to do with Java being the primary mechanism for client side programming (applets) at the time.
This seems to agree with me http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2001/04/06/js_history.html.
posure
Written Nov. 9, 2007 / Report /
Too bad Brainf*ck was already taken. ;-)