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Re:Show HN: 15-question language identification quiz by MichaelBurge on Thursday July 13, 2017 @06:17PM (#14765803)
> Just as the ++ in the name C++ is intended to imply that C++ is a step above C, the # in the name C# is intended to resemble two ++ operators stacked on each other, indicating that C# is a step above C++.

I've sort of followed C# since it was released, and never realized this.

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Re:Show HN: 15-question language identification quiz by boondaburrah on Thursday July 13, 2017 @09:01PM (#14766668)
I recall C# being a musical reference (a higher note than c), which is why it's pronounced C-sharp and not say, c-pound.

I would occasionally call it Db (D-flat) to be an arse.

I'm not sure if there was a formalized reasoning behind the name or if what I heard was just a rationalisation.

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Re:Show HN: 15-question language identification quiz by toolslive on Friday July 14, 2017 @07:42AM (#14769034)
a complete arse would reply that Db and C# are not the same thing.
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