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Fun fact: Python is the only programming language named after an animal!

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xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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PHP is also named after an animal.

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konalt@lemmy.world
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Pretty huge penguin

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ryannathans@aussie.zone
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Penis

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MyNameIsRichard@lemmy.ml
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Penis Huge Penguin?

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driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br
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There’s also OCamel and Julia.

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choss@lemmy.ml
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And Ada

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morrowind@lemmy.ml
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Julia is an animal?

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xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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Yea, Julia is the name of the squirrel that routinely exploits my bird feeder.

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driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br
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Yeah, there’s a bunch of humans called Julia.

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FreshLight@sh.itjust.works
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Yes, under the right circumstances she can be.

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sunshine@lemmy.ml
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Ocaml stands for “Objective Categorical Abstract Machine Language”, so it’s pronounced like “Camel” but not named after it, unfortunately

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Anna@lemmy.ml
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If I’m not wrong python is named after Monty python TV show and not after a animal

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Faresh@lemmy.ml
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I’m not sure, but I think that might have been part of the joke, seeing all the comments here.

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hope@lemmy.world
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Monty Python, being a comedy troupe, consists of humans, which are a type of animal ;)

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Steal Wool@lemm.ee
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…Similar to pythons, which happen to be animals as well.

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leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl
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i think there’s something called aspnet, dolphin and badger.

also cowball for the artistic license.

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pooberbee (any)@lemmy.ml
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C shell

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Pete_topkevinbottom@lemmy.world
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By the C shore

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TheSalarian@lemmy.world
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If someone hasn’t made a garbage collector for C and called it C Shore, they need to get on it asap

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muzzle@lemm.ee
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There actually is a fish Shell

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