The question "What does Java stand for" is a familiar one in my mailbox ... in a world of acronyms, it seems that folks assume that any short computer words must be sets of initials.

Here are the origins (to the best of my knowledge) of the names of the subjects we teach.

Perl	Practical Extraction and Reporting Language
Python	Naming derived from Monty Python's Flying Circus
PHP	Origin: Personal Home Pages Now: PHP Hypertext Protocol
Tcl	Tool Control Language
Tk	Toolkit
MySQL	My is the name of the daughter of the originator ... then Structured Query Language
Java	Just a name - said to have come from the fact that the team was sitting round looking for a new name for their Oak language, drinking Java coffee.
Linux	Linus Torvalds originates this Unix-like operating system

Please let me know of any corrections - these things get confused in the mists of time ...
(written 2005-01-02 14:17:08)

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