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No one really confused the two and I don't see how having similar names would hurt any of them. Also it's not even the same name: 'Go' vs 'Go!' It is "unfortu

• bfung 16y ago
  The book is also on Google Books[1], and peering into the table of contents, the language is named "Go!" Perhaps someone is bitter. +1 [1]http://books.google.com/books?id=jyIrfDokmKgC&lpg=PR11&dq=isbn%3A0975444913&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=jyIrfDokmKgC&lpg=PR11&#...
• seabee 16y ago
  This is what gets me; nobody gets C and C# confused. Why Go and Go! ?
  • 1337p337 16y ago
    Maybe no one you know. Try looking for a job doing C, and wading through the confused recruiters. I die a little every time I see "C/C++/C#" in a posting. (To say nothing of the ones calling "Ruby on Rails" a language.)
    • nene 16y ago
      That's IMHO a good thing - you can easily filter out somebody who says "C/C++/C#" - I wouldn't want to work in that kind of place.
      • smcl 16y ago
        Really? What about if a company was recruiting for a C# role but would also accept candidates proficient in C or C++?
  • mahmud 16y ago
    # is pronounced "sharp". How do you pronounce "!"? "Go [rising intonation]"?
    • ispivey 16y ago
      go bang
      • tdoggette 16y ago
        Very good advice.
    • SeanLuke 16y ago
      > "Go [rising intonation]" That would be "Go?" I think you want: "Go [FALLING intonation]".
    • joshfinnie 16y ago
      Isn't ! pronouced 'click'? Go Click... kind of catchy.