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Anon discovers .NET (programming.dev)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (14 children)

Do you know why sharp is added to the end of programming languages? Like c sharp and f sharp?

Actually, I don't even know if it is pronounced c sharp or f sharp. I just assumed it was the same as music.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (10 children)

a sharp symbol is ++ stacked on top of ++ So C ++ ++ becomes C#

Phonetically, It is C sharp because it sounds cooler than C hash or C pound.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Rad. Thanks! What do the pluses denote in a programming language? What's the difference between c+, c++ and c sharp?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

There is no c+. The reason is that ++ means "increment by 1" in c itself (and many other languages).