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- From: dak@messua.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (David Kastrup)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: where the name C++ came from
- Date: 25 Dec 92 06:29:34 GMT
- Organization: Rechnerbetrieb Informatik - RWTH Aachen
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- References: <1992Dec23.162758.10645@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>
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- tostan@dumbo.lerc.nasa.gov (Stan Mohler) writes:
-
- >Hi-
- >I had a dream last night in which I figured out a possible reason for C++
- >having the name C++. Yesterday I was reading about C and C++. I skimmed
- >across a few lines showing the use of operators such as ++. i++ measns to
- >increment variable i. Incrementing something means to increase it, expand it
- >if you will. Is it possible that "C++" simply means an "expanded C" in the
- >most economical and cute way a C programmer might think of?
-
- Ingenious! What insight in the subtle train of thoughts of the foremost
- computer language name designers! And that from somebody naming his
- computer "dumbo"!
-
- But really, for C programmers the name is absolutely obvious. The
- increment operator is used very commonly, and so your post will cause
- many people to groan.
-
- Final thought: C++ does increase the value of C, but the increased value
- is not used. Maybe ++C would have been the better choice... :)
-