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cm0002@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 day ago
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    I think I heard “applet” being mentioned for embedded java or something in the early 2000s. I don’t know if that’s connected.

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      Apple didn’t invent the word “app,” but I do think they pushed it because it was adjacent to the company’s name.

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      I thought applet came first. Then “web apps” - but i think that’s a windows perspective.

      This claims they came from NEXT which apple bought in the 90s. https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/when-did-programs-become-apps.136416/

      The thread also refers to bitmap image files as bumps which I’d still do if I ever saw a bump again. So the thread is legitimate.

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        I’ve been coding since the '80s. I’ve never once heard anyone refer to a bitmap as a “bump”.

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