C++ should be called ++C (sh.itjust.works)

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According to syntax postfix increment returns copy of unmodified variable (C++ == C), while prefix increment returns incremented variable (++C == C + 1).

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[-] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago

Nah, because when you write it it's just C, but when you come back later to check your code it's gotten bigger and more obfuscated.

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