C++ Syntax Nightmare

int main() { [[[]][([])([[]]{=}{})(); // ^ ^^ ^ ^ operator() // | || | | copy assignment // | || |attribute // | ||lambda // | |expression-statement // attribute }

A screenshot of a C++ editor shows a deliberately confusing one-line expression inside main(), with comments labeling its overlapping syntax elements. The joke is that the same punctuation can represent operators, attributes, a lambda, and an expression statement, making the code look like incomprehensible bracket soup. It is shared as a reaction to overly complex or unreadable C++ code.

• @ithueti / 1952 2020-02-01
• @right_wing_dev_squads / 4210 2022-06-07