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		munificent on Aug 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I built a garbage collector for a language that do... And, of course, the name "Ferris" comes from being a homophone of "ferrous".

andyferris on Aug 14, 2023 [–]

And not only a homophone - they have the same etymology.

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