A New Sharp Language
When we started development on the Clarion for .Net product, internally we called it Clarion#.
As we added new language features, we looked always at the C# specification. C# being the programming language that most directly reflects the underlying Common Language Infrastructure (CLI).
Somewhere along the way the marketing folks started talking and writing about "Clarion.Net", and that name took on a life of its own, and it wasn't long before we all began using it.
Fast-forward to the present. There is a fair amount of confusion about Clarion.Net versus ClarioNet (the thin client technology), it's easy to see why with the spellings so similar, and it seems that confusion is here to stay.
Clarion# is a First Class .Net language, as easy to write, read, and maintain as Clarion has always been, but with the power and flexibility of C#. So as of today our Clarion.Net language name is offically changed to Clarion# (clarion sharp). The name change properly links our product and language; Clarion# to .Net, removes the aforementioned confusion, and its a pretty cool name.
Look for an announcement about Clarion# availability next week.
SoftVelocity Inc.