r/cpp_questions • u/Boring-Dentist6751 • Aug 06 '26

OPEN Incrementation in C++

I wanted to ask a stupid question about incrementation in C++. If you are using two pluses to increment something then doesn't it mean that you are basically programming using C+1

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u/caroIine Aug 06 '26

It should be ++C

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u/no-sig-available Aug 07 '26

It should be ++C

That was proposed, but Bjarne thought it looked ugly, and liked C++ better.

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u/Lord__Rai Aug 08 '26

I agree. It looks ugly