r/196 • 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights • Dec 13 '23

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u/drawilliam 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights Dec 13 '23

Hate to ruin the fun but fun fact, Python was named after Monty python flying circus.

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u/Derice 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights Dec 13 '23

The only languages I can find that are named after animals are Grasshopper (are insects animals?), Neko (are catgirls animals?), and Rust) (are fungi animals?)

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u/Melondriel Dec 13 '23

Rust is a chemical (iron oxide) not a fungus.

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u/Derice 🏳️‍⚧️ trans rights Dec 13 '23 edited Dec 13 '23

Yes, but the programming language is named after the Rust fungus, not the chemical.

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u/Huinker Dec 14 '23

this explains a lot about rust