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by kstrauser 93 days ago
I don’t know if that’s true or not, but while the thought never crossed my mind before your comment, it’s now canon in my mind. Yes, C# is spelled C++++ with a ligature.
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Sharlin 92 days ago
The name is actually pretty clever (the fact that it was originally un-googlable notwithstanding). There are at least three interpretations:

* "C sharp" as in "C but higher",

* C with four pluses, and

* a homophone of "see sharp"

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