• Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    C++ is just the next iteration of C. C# is just another layer of iteration on top of C++. Flags are simple indicators for programs, usually set by a controlling human/system, semaphores are flags that communicate between processes.

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      8 months ago

      C++ is just the next iteration of C.

      This is somewhat clever when you know that the ‘++’ operator is the post-increment operator in C.

      C# is just another layer of iteration on top of C++.

      …except there is no ‘#’ operator in C or C++, so any interesting self-referential pattern breaks down here. The ‘#’ comes from musical notation, where a ‘#’ (sharp) note is played a semitone higher — and was chosen more for marketing purposes rather than scientists having an inside joke.

      You could have also mentioned ‘D’, which is another “next iteration of C” independent of C++.