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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.
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.
Rad. Thanks! What do the pluses denote in a programming language? What's the difference between c+, c++ and c sharp?
++ is the increment operator in C, which increases a value by 1. C++ was intended to be an improvement on C, and so it's saying that C++ is C incremented. C# is C++ ++ or C++ incremented. It's just a bunch of programmer jokes. There isn't a C+ afaik.
Oh, haha, got it. Thanks
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