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Java. Fortran. C#, which in pronounced 'see sharp' despite being written with a number sign rather than a sharp. Algol.


C# is the sharp note above C, enharmonic with D flat in a tempered tuning.


No, it's not. C♯, with a sharp sign, is the sharp note. Exchanging the number sign for the sharp sign is like exchanging the Latin capital letter R for the Cyrillic capital letter Ya (Я).


Fortran gets a pass for being ancient and having a descriptive name (FORmula TRANslation)




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