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This may possibly be intentional, but seems a bit confusing. The original name of Javascript was LiveScript when initially released with Netscape in the 90s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript#Birth_at_Netscape

Edit: It seems it is intentional:

"LiveScript was one of the original names for JavaScript, so it seemed fitting. It's an inside joke for those who know JavaScript well."

http://livescript.net/#name



That is my single biggest issue with the LiveScript name... Not that most people know this, it still bothers me a lot.

Though, I'm one of the ones who had the same kind of problem when Mozilla named their new browser Firebird (before becoming Firefox).


I wondered about that! Thanks for digging!




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