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[–] lili_thana@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

++ is the increment operator in C, which increases a value by 1. C++ was intended to be an improvement on C, and so it's saying that C++ is C incremented. C# is C++ ++ or C++ incremented. It's just a bunch of programmer jokes. There isn't a C+ afaik.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

Oh, haha, got it. Thanks

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

"We did make C better, but what you're getting back from us isn't the better thing."

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