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The page says, about C#, > C#, which is also a musical note one semitone higher than C. Which is true enough, but am I the only person to think that the origi
by gjm11 13y ago
The page says, about C#,
> C#, which is also a musical note one semitone higher than C.
Which is true enough, but am I the only person to think that the original idea must surely have been to signify "(C++)++", with the two "++"es one on top of the other? (See: http://imgur.com/8On6Stn http://imgur.com/8On6Stn)
[EDIT: Thanks, wtetzner: apparently Anders Hejlsberg had the good taste to agree with me :-).]
- wtetzner 13y agohttp://www.donnfelker.com/how-did-c-get-its-name/ http://www.donnfelker.com/how-did-c-get-its-name/
- evincarofautumn 13y agoIf you like your Unicode: C⁺̟⁺̟
- fbomb 13y agoof course a C-sharp is equivalent to a D-flat :-)