Oak, the previous name, was taken. But why they chose Java by their own accounts, was something of a mystery. This group interview, originally published by JavaWorld in 1996, offers a fascinating ...

Short Bytes: Why ... with Java. The early web browser wars between Netscape (backed by Sun Microsystems) and Microsoft influenced how JavaScript was gradually named and shaped. Java name was ...

Why have these programming powerhouses ... with no sign of anything knocking them from their perch? As Java powered the back end, JavaScript (which, despite the name, really has nothing to do ...