Talk:C Sharp (programming language)

Influenced by Java?

Per Neutral Point of View, should the page really state that it influenced Java, as the source even states that, "In my opinion, it is C# that has caused these radical changes to the Java language."

This could be disputed because Java influenced C#, and the source even states that it is one person's opinion. -TheLunarFrog (talk) 22:56, 5 November 2012 (UTC)

They are contemporary and quite similar languages targeting the same audience. I don't think anyone would dispute there's is some mutual influencing going on here (e.g. Project Lambda). Adding an additional reference e.g. discussing more recent versions of the two languages (Java 7/8, C# 4/5) couldn't hurt, though. —Ruud 00:10, 6 November 2012 (UTC)

Requested move

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The result of the proposal was not moved. --BDD (talk) 23:13, 4 February 2013 (UTC) (non-admin closure)

C Sharp (programming language) → C♯ (programming language) – Please put your reason for moving here. Jarble (talk) 04:49, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

• Strong oppose MOS:TM, using a special character -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 11:52, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
• Strong Oppose. Man, I hate this requests. I really want this to happen because I like the "C♯" look better than "C Sharp". But rules are rules. Via MOS:TM. Srsrox (talk) 16:57, 30 January 2013 (UTC)

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implicit with keyword

C# supports strongly typed implicit variable declarations with the keyword var

Without knowing the form of one of these declarations, I still quibble with calling it an implicit declaration if it uses a keyword. Jmichael ll (talk) 04:40, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

"strongly, implicitly typed variable declarations" might be better, although it doesn't read well. Eg

var i = 10; // implicitly typed integer

The type of i is deduced by the compiler from the context, but it is just as strongly typed as if the programmer had specified int explicitly. Mitch Ames (talk) 06:00, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Sharp Sign Notation

# notation. since when has it been called C hash? the sharp symbol is used at the start of the article, but gets switched to the octothorpe. 50.125.167.6 (talk) 23:20, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

It is extremely common to type C# instead of C♯ because it is easier to type. Even most of the official documentation uses a pound sign instead of a sharp. For example: [1] (This is even covered in the article under the name section.) Pathogen-David (talk) 15:17, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

better reference for Gosling quotes in C# article

The source in footnote (reference) 17 quotes a source that quotes a source.

A better reference for the original source is:

Wylie Wong (2002). "Why Microsoft's C# isn't" CNET News, January 17,2002 available online at: http://news.cnet.com/2100-1082-817522.html

I'm not a wikipedia editor. Can soneone please fix this.

Also a more extended and informative quote would include the second part of Gosling's comments:

"They had this problem in their design rules that they had to support C and C++, which means you have to have a memory model where you can access everything at all times. It's the existence of those loopholes that is the source of security, reliability and productivity problems for developers. So on the one hand, they copied Java, and on the other hand, they added gratuitous things and other things that are outright stupid. That's amusing.”

68.80.26.175 (talk) 23:47, 28 May 2014 (UTC)cherbert@ccp.edu