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		ModernMech 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Programmers and software developers lost the plot ... I can't call my new formula translation language FORTRAN because it's been taken, as have many other names. So now to avoid collisions, it's named after my cat.

rconti 3 months ago [–]

FIVETRAN is a weird name for a cat, but I guess it prevents mix-ups at the vet.

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