why java is called as java

[mehak_soft]

why java is alled as java

[sfbell]

This article explains how Java got it's name:
http://www.javaworld.com/jw-10-1996/jw-10-javaname.html

why java is alled as java

[msaqib]

hmmmm interesting

[TheNNS]

I heard once that they were deciding on what to call it. They were at a coffee shop drinking coffee, and somehow they thought of naming it java, which is another word for coffee.

[praveenk]

the best results for this can be found at
http://www.javaworld.com/jw-10-1996/jw-10-javaname.html?page=1

[jwenting]

did you really have to create an account to post the exact same link someone else already posted 4 years ago?

[BestJewSinceJC]

That article is kind of amusing; everyone graciously refraining from taking credit except for the marketing woman who is obviously lying since three other accounts contradict her story.

[cwarn23]

I thought the Java language was called Java because the people who programed Java ate/drunk a lot of Java to stay awake while programming. I will have to try that some day.