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    C++ ??

    I know C++ is the improved and updated version of C, but why did they call it plus plus? Are there two major changes, i know one is OOP! im only wondering if anyone knows wjy it is called C++
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    It's a play off the ++ post increment operator.. To increment C, you can do C+1 or C++ which is symbolic of the next C programming language.
    • "Problem Solving C++, The Object of Programming" -Walter Savitch
    • "Data Structures and Other Objects using C++" -Walter Savitch
    • "Assembly Language for Intel-Based Computers" -Kip Irvine
    • "Programming Windows, 5th edition" -Charles Petzold
    • "Visual C++ MFC Programming by Example" -John E. Swanke
    • "Network Programming Windows" -Jones/Ohlund
    • "Sams Teach Yourself Game Programming in 24 Hours" -Michael Morrison
    • "Mathmatics for 3D Game Programming & Computer Graphics" -Eric Lengyel
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    And while we're on the subject swgh,

    The name C# (C-sharp) comes from music terminology where C# is one note higher than C (higher pitch = higher frequency).

    C# is the same musical note as D-flat... So, if you hear someone say "D-flat" in reference to programming languages, you'll get the joke.
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    Nice link Thanatos. I was reading through that and I like the queote about C/C++.

    I was about to use the quote "C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot; C++ makes it harder, but when you do it blows your whole leg off." in the site I am creating for my javascript class...then I realized it would be best to not talk about shooting peoples legs off in school.
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    > The name C# (C-sharp) comes from music terminology
    In the UK, # also means hash.
    To make a hash of something is a polite way of saying you made a complete mess of it.
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    Aside from the obvious meaning of what the creators of C# were on ...
    All the buzzt!
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    When C# came out I was working in telecomm so "C octothorpe" just never made any sense
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