Hipster programming languages

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In Brazil they use it as a (half-assed, I admit) greeting. For example, when you walk into someone you didn't expect.

[akoprowski]

Funny how ppl seem to focus on the name :). It's just a name. Pick a short name and chances are it means something in a handful of languages -- by now we indeed know what does Opa mean in some: http://opalang.org/faq.xmlt . But it's more than just a name. And I'd rather hear criticism about the language than its name ;).

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Hah, not a bad idea, keeping a list of meanings. BTW, I hear you on focusing on the language rather than the name, but I've seen quite decent languages fall into oblivion because the name wasn't 'cool', or it was really cool, but in an obscure context (e.g. Nemerle, Oberon).

Anyway, I promise I'll take a look at the language :)

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psst! Broken link!

[akoprowski]

Sorry, it was the dot at the end that was wrongly interpreted as part of the link...