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From: arnold@skeeve.com (arnold@skeeve.com)
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2017 11:17:28 -0700
Subject: [TUHS] // comment in C++
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ron minnich <rminnich at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've always wondered if this was done in honor of JCL, as sort of a riff on
> the dd command. Anyone know?
>
> ron

I'm fairly certain it was originally in BCPL.

You could just drop a note to Bjarne Stroustrup and ask. :-)

Arnold