Why Main?

[Saranya B]

Hi All, Anybody knows why main() is called as main? Why not someother names but Main()? Anticipating your responses. Thank You, -Saran

[CPallini]

Because it's main, i.e. the parent of the other ones. :):-D:)

If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.

[kkun]

Its name based on its compiler , If compiler is editable, you can change it to whatever you like ,

[Jaiprakash M Bankolli]

My feeling is that Microsoft wanted to have its own way of specifying the single entry point to program. And wanted to get away with traditional way !!!

Regards, Jaiprakash M Bankolli jaiprakash.bankolli@gmail.com http://jaiprakash.blog.com/

[Guffa]

The name comes from C, where the function that holds the code for the main program is called "main", so the name has been around for at least 30 years.

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