"Python" is not a good name, should rename to "Athon"

Bjoern Schliessmann usenet-mail-0306.20.chr0n0ss at spamgourmet.com
Sat Dec 1 05:10:40 EST 2007


Russ P. wrote:
> I agree that Python is not a good name for a programming language,

Why not? 

BTW, is "Windows" a great name for an operating system? 

> If I had invented Python, I would have called it Newton or Euler,
> arguably the greatest scientist and mathematician ever,
> respectively. Then again, if pigs could fly ...

Really "unique" names; the OP wouldn't be happy about it when using
google ;)

> Speaking of stupid names, what does "C++" mean? 

It's "C incremented".

> I think it's the grade you get when you just barely missed
> a "B--".  

So what dou you think about D language? :) Or F or F#?

Regards,


Björn

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