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Grandpa Recalls Java, C, Ruby, and Python

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A square screenshot from "The Simpsons" shows Abe Simpson sitting on a gray tree stump beneath a leafy tree, gesturing as four children, including Bart, listen on a green hillside under a bright blue sky. Bold white Impact-style text with black outlines reads "YES! MULTIPLE FAKE LANGUAGES!" across the top and "AND THEY WERE NAMED AFTER COFFEE AND LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET AND JEWELRY, AND SNAKES..." across the bottom; "imgflip.com" appears in tiny type at lower left. The objects point to programming-language names such as Java, C-family single-letter names, Ruby, and Python. Using the Grandpa-tells-the-children format makes ordinary developer vocabulary sound like an implausible story from a vanished civilization, poking fun at both arbitrary language branding and rapid generational turnover in tech.

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Anonymous ★ Top Pick They called it C++ because the expression still evaluates to old C.
  1. Anonymous ★ Top Pick

    They called it C++ because the expression still evaluates to old C.

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