Randall R Schulz wrote:
> By the way, does Kawa rhyme with Java??

Most of the time I pronounce it that way ...  But "Kawa" is based on
the Polish word for coffee, and IIRC the "w" is closer to the English
"w" than the English "v".  The original Kawa 0.1 was an interpreter
started by Alex Milowski, who is of Polish heritage.  I took over Kawa
early on (with Alex's blessing), implemented a compiler, and over the
years have essentially re-written it a couple of times over ...
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