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by z3phyr 4665 days ago
As far as I know, a language called GlowScript (compiles to js) exists.

The language author might consider changing its name to something unique, like 'StarLight' or something so as to avoid name controversy, and achieve maximum popularity :)

BTW, this project looks great. I'll keep an eye on it... :)
1 comments
daivd 4665 days ago
Dammit.. I checked to see that Glow was not taken :). Almost every name, that is not an outright racial slur is already used. Still, Java and Javascript are completely different languages and that has never lead to much confusion..
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quarterto 4665 days ago 

  Still, Java and Javascript are completely different languages and that has never lead to much confusion..
Not within the tech world, sure, but ask say a recruiter and it's a coin toss.
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fedesilva 4665 days ago
When faced with a JS problem in a SPA - around 6 years ago - I had a representative from a client say me "wait, I will install the latest JAVA and see if that fixes it". He even chose the jdk to be safe.
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mercurial 4665 days ago
You can always disambiguate. "Radioactive Glow" has a nice ring to it.
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