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I don't want to blame “sharp” for # on Microsoft. Back in the 1970s, it was the standard pronunciation around the University of BC. And in those days, many term
by vincent-manis 4y ago
I don't want to blame “sharp” for # on Microsoft. Back in the 1970s, it was the standard pronunciation around the University of BC. And in those days, many terminals and other output devices were somewhat low-fidelity, so the difference between the octothorp and the sharp would not have been visible.
- amyjess 4y agoAlso I'm fairly sure "shebang" is a contraction of "sharp bang".
- texaslonghorn5 4y agois it not short for hash bang (#!)?
- e40 4y agoThis is what I've always called it and seen it called.
- paulannesley 4y agoLooks like that's a leading theory: > … may have come from an inexact contraction of SHArp bang or haSH bang, referring to the two typical Unix names for them. Another theory on the sh in shebang is that it is from the default shell sh … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Unix)#Etymology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Unix)#Etymology