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		jpwagner on Nov 12, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Shumway: a SWF interpreter entirely in JavaScript I don't know, but I would guess it is, if only because "Gordon Shumway" is the alias of ALF from the 80s tv show.

syg on Nov 12, 2012 [–]

I actually don't think we're sharing any code with Gordon. But yes, the name is this obscure transitive-closure reference: (Adobe) Flash -> (Flash) Gordon -> (Gordon) Shumway.

woogley on Nov 13, 2012 | [–]

wow. as someone born in the late '80s, thank you.

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