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

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Yes c++ == c. That’s the point Bjarne Stroustrup made. It is the C language but then it’s better.

      Nowadays they’re not completely compatible. But originally it was a preprocessor that created the C equivalent to be compiled. You could write C++ that compiled with a C compiler as long as you didn’t use the extra features.

      • davidagain@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Yeah.

        Perhaps ++C == Java or something.

        I’m sure that’s offensive to some, so apologies for airing the thought.