I just wrote from a Danish magazine about Bjarne Stroustrup when
he invented C++.
He wrote:So as he say, there's a little joke implied in the name ;-)Quote:
In C the name C++ means „Next, Successor, Add 1“,
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I just wrote from a Danish magazine about Bjarne Stroustrup when
he invented C++.
He wrote:So as he say, there's a little joke implied in the name ;-)Quote:
In C the name C++ means „Next, Successor, Add 1“,
>So as he say, there's a little joke implied in the name ;-)
We appreciate that you took the time to inform us of your discovery...
Prelude's just being rude and pretending like she already knew that...
This really is a prime piece of information, and I thank you for it!
... err wait ... where are those sarcasm tags we were talking about in the updates post?
I can't seem to find the joke though
>I can't seem to find the joke though
The joke is that the postfix increment operator is used, so the result of the expression is actually C rather than C + 1. :p Haha! I kill me.
Ohhhhhh! I get it!! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by The SharK
Gotcha. took me some time to reply. Had to grab my belly
>> Gotcha. took me some time to reply. Had to grab my belly
HAHAHAHA!!! (Genuine amusement!!)
>> where are those sarcasm tags we were talking about in the updates post?
just copy what I have in my sig, and it'll make it all better.
speaking of which... let me see if I can find the code that broke under it...Quote:
Originally Posted by twomers
Will get back to you on PM later on
You have me deeply confused
EDIT: Currently de-confused
Thanks Prelude for clearing that up !Quote:
The joke is that the postfix increment operator is used, so the result of the expression is actually C rather than C + 1. Haha! I kill me.
I don't no much about the C language, so I thought
that it was "C++ language", and meant:
increment the variable "C".
Maybe by joke he meant that it was something to just smile at,
you don't really have to lay on the floor, and laughing at it... ;-)
Think I saw something on the C# board, about the name C# coming from the
same convention as this: C++++
is supposed to be represented by a '#'Code:++
++
The name probably has nothing to do with that observation, but I was amused
at the time. Bit more interesting than the post that started this thread, but
not by much...
>>Maybe by joke he meant that it was something to just smile at
Yes, yes I think so too. Then forget about the semantics of the name and get
back to programming!
EDIT: Here's that link - was in the GD board actually
I believe microsoft chose # because octothorpe is such a cool word.
Unfortunately, it's pronounced "C Sharp" not "C Octothorpe." :)Quote:
Originally Posted by valis
It's called sharp because they lacked sharpness, when they thought of a name they couldn't represent with a standard keyboard.