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by SemiNormal 4344 days ago
Why not G++?
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kej 4344 days ago
Because g++ is already a programming-related term, and has been since sometime in the 80s. (It's the C++ compiler from the Gnu Compiler Collection)
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SemiNormal 4344 days ago
Didn't stop them from using "Go", which was already a programming language.
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