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

  • @j4k3
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    322 months ago

    Cpp

    ++C would make the language totally irrelevant in alphanumeric listings of languages

    After simply managing a point of sale system for a retail chain, I hate you for even suggesting this./s It is almost as bad as all the insane ideas about date notation. The only correct notation is YYYY/MM/DD.

      • @someguy3
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        Why not invent even more notations? We did YYYY.MM.DD at work.

        • @dingdongmetacarples
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          42 months ago

          Just please don’t do yyyyMMdd with each field being optional and possibly one or two characters.

        • @[email protected]
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          I personally do YYYY.MM.DD for all of my personal filing. Sue me.

          Edit: personally, of course.

      • @Dkarma
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        -122 months ago

        I know you meant MM/DD/YYYY

    • @[email protected]OP
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      ISO 8601 is good for computers, but as a human i prefer DD/MM/YYYY, which is more convenient for everyday use. USA format is abomination though.

        • Aatube
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          22 months ago

          But when you wanna figure out what day it is, usually the month doesn’t change. I love ISO 8601 as much for programming and sorting as much as the next person, but for close dates for humans, DMY is still pretty good.

          • @[email protected]
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            82 months ago

            As a human ISO8601 is great. Ambiguity is far far worse, than having to read out a date aloud in an order any other than the order it is habitually spoken.

          • @[email protected]
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            12 months ago

            No it’s not. Only care about the date in month? Just say the date. Do you care about the month too? Month Day is your answer. Do you care about the full date? Add on the year

            • Aatube
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              22 months ago

              Saying it out loud and using a worded date in this order is what I mean. English simply does not support “Twenty Twenty-four September Twenty” or “2024 September 20”.

              • @[email protected]
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                12 months ago

                Sorry for the late response. Written and spoken order can be different (ie. $2 is pronounced two dollars and not dollar two)

                2024-09-20 can be wordy:

                In the year of 2024, in the 9th month, on the 20th day.

                • Aatube
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                  12 months ago

                  Yeah, $2 can also be transliterated, whereupon it becomes “two dollars”; 2024-09-20 can also be transliterated, wherein there are two major competing orders: DMY and MDY. And I agree that other major orders are too wordy, and that’s sort of my point.

      • @[email protected]
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        42 months ago

        Many people are ahead used to the DD.MM.YYYY format. They are also already totally ok with the hh:mm:ss format so apparently there’s no problem ascending or descending order. Inconsistency really bothers me, so we should just pick one and stick with it. Preferably the ISO style, if you ask me.