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Shortened language names

Why are some of the language’s names shortened in places such as the code section? (Why would c++ be cpp and c# be cs, they have the same amount of letters?)

9th Aug 2019, 9:30 PM
Elle
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To save space? Sometimes it's easier to remember the acronyms than the whole name.
9th Aug 2019, 9:33 PM
Valen.H. ~
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Its probaly just part of the UI design.
9th Aug 2019, 10:09 PM
Ole113
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And Py for Python. Some names are too long to display. Maybe if it isn’t shortened, Javascript will be displayed like jav... and... using cs instead of c# is better probably because letters are more beautifully displayed than symbols?
10th Aug 2019, 7:07 AM
Alice
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I use JS for Javascript a lot.
10th Aug 2019, 12:44 AM
Sonic
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cpp is the C++ file format
10th Aug 2019, 12:59 PM
BinaryEden
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