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

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by LambdaRX@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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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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[–] INeedMana@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But it's still C

I think ++C is going full ahead to D

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 3 weeks ago

Agreed. C is a char, and ++'C' results in 'D'.