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[–] Pencilnoob 19 points 5 months ago (17 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago (14 children)

Do you know why sharp is added to the end of programming languages? Like c sharp and f sharp?

Actually, I don't even know if it is pronounced c sharp or f sharp. I just assumed it was the same as music.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do you know why sharp is added to the end of programming languages? Like c sharp and f sharp?

There was (and still is) a language called C. Then C++ was invented. And then C#, maybe because # looks kinda like 4 pluses.

There is also another programming paradigm, called functional programming. F# is a functional programming language and runs on the same platform as C# (that platform is called .NET). That's why they named it F#.

Actually, I don't even know if it is pronounced c sharp or f sharp. I just assumed it was the same as music.

Yes, it's pronounced see sharp.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Very cool, thank you for explaining that.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago
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