By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: August 17, 2016
In the last few weeks I learned that Miranda is a lazy, functional programming language that preceded and greatly influenced Haskell. Here are some examples of the Miranda language.
The name of this language, along with the use of the name in the movie Serenity, got me wondering about its origin. BehindTheName.com states, “Derived from Latin mirandus meaning ‘admirable, wonderful.’ The name was created by Shakespeare for the heroine in his play ‘The Tempest’ (1611). It did not become a common English given name until the 20th century. This is also the name of one of the moons of Uranus.”
