Where does the "mm" come from in GTKmm, glibmm, etc

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Published on 2012-11-27T17:25:48Z Indexed on 2012/11/27 23:28 UTC
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I understand that the "mm" suffix [in various GTK-associated C++ binding libraries] means "minus minus," but where exactly does it come from?

I understand that there is a programming language called "C--," but if there were bindings (and I'm pretty sure I've seen some), they would be suffixed "--".

TL;DR: Is there some page on gnu.org that explains the "mm" suffix in various C++ bindings or is it just a de facto standard adopted by the open source community with no reasoning behind it?

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