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Have you ever wondered how the likes of Python or Java got their names? Let’s take a look at some programming languages and the story behind how they were named.Before we start — If you’re curious about how things are named, check out my newsletter Why Is That Called That, where I explore the origin of words, phrase...

In the last ~10 or so years, many of the popular scripting languages gained optional static typing: JavaScript (via TypeScript), PHP, Python, even Ruby has something along the lines as far as I know.It’s become quite widespread in each of these languages’ communities, to the point of being considered a best practice...