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Yes. The technical term for # is "octothorpe", so if we follow the "comega" approach for C#, that gives us "coctothorpe", a very ...unpretty term. Far better
by jtheory 16y ago
Yes. The technical term for # is "octothorpe", so if we follow the "comega" approach for C#, that gives us "coctothorpe", a very ...unpretty term.
Far better to type C♯. Or, if you're the one naming a new language, to look for a better name.
- robin_reala 16y agoIt’s hard enough to persuade people to type curly quotes and proper accents even when it’s easy to do (e.g. on OS X). Chances of them learning to type a ♯? Minimal.