Octane's stim uses adrenaline, but he's also missing a leg. elaborate share
Nim's "grundy values" used in its optimal solving strategy are based on the mathematical concept of the nimber, a surreal number. elaborate share
Scala's name is a portmanteau of "scalable language". elaborate share
Java's creator, James Gosling, originally called the language "Oak". elaborate share
Gleam, the programming language, is inspired by Erlang's concurrency model but uses a stricter type system and focuses on immutability. elaborate share
GAP (Groups, Algorithms, Programming) software's name is a deliberate acronym, not a backronym. It wasn't named after an existing system or concept, but chosen directly to reflect its purpose. elaborate share
SQL's original name was SEQUEL, which stands for Structured English QUEry Language. elaborate share