EcmaScript is an awful name. It sounds too similar to eczema or ectoplasm. Ugly name.

spider-mario 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Obligatory: https://james-iry.blogspot.com/2009/05/brief-incomplete-and-...

> 1995 - Brendan Eich reads up on every mistake ever made in designing a programming language, invents a few more, and creates LiveScript. Later, in an effort to cash in on the popularity of Java the language is renamed JavaScript. Later still, in an effort to cash in on the popularity of skin diseases the language is renamed ECMAScript.

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kstrauser 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Nailed it. My brain always hears it as eczema script, which is never a good association.

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godshatter 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't know, I kind of like the name EctoScript. Although if it were me I'd just rename it WebScript and be done with it.

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eurekin 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Thought I was the only one seeing the resemblance (also flegma)

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newsoftheday 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Agreed. WebScript would be better.

	▲	mr_toad an hour ago \| parent [-]
		That’s always been my favorite proposal. WebScript is short and to the point.

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code_for_monkey 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

the fact that it sounds bad out loud is its undoing