Re:B# Programming Language
by pacaro on Saturday January 23, 2021 @02:29PM
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Apart from echoing other comments that this appears to be vaporware, it's also a little odd to use the sharp suffix on a language that doesn't target the CLR. I mean obviously Microsoft doesn't own the character, but after 20+ years of C# it definitely comes with some expectations
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Related to C#, "M. de Champlain, Ph.D., Chief Architect of the B#" and "B. G. Patrick, Ph.D." are listed. They wrote a C# book: C# 2.0: Practical Guide for Programmers.
Going to de Champlain's website [0], he lists himself as the creator of B#, and his Google Scholar page [1] lists articles and a book about B#. In the articles they say B# is similar to C# and list some examples.
I can't find a copy of the book, though. Brian Patrick also lists the book [2], so I'd think it must be somewhere.
[0] http://www.micheldechamplain.com/indexEnglish.html
[1] https://scholar.google.ca/citations?hl=fr&user=DYU7WqAAAAAJ
[2] https://www.trentu.ca/cois/faculty-research/brian-patrick
Re:B# Programming Language
by arjunbanker on Saturday January 23, 2021 @02:44PM
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It’s likely intended as a musical nod, e.g. a synonym for C
Something that’s witty at first, but that seems less funny each time you hear it.