21 Apr
2017
21 Apr
'17
8:22 p.m.
On Friday, April 21, 2017, Ron Natalie <ron(a)ronnatalie.com
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ron@ronnatalie.com');>> wrote:
Shebang is very old. Earliest uses are around 1862
according to the
OED. It's listed as American Slang of obscure origin.
Most of us are probably familiar with the word, but it is more interesting
when and why it was first used in the context of '#!'. It seems Dennis did
not use that term in the beginning.
--Andy