Clever Increment Operator Meme

i++ / ++i - Conformist - Two whole operators to do one thing - Makes you care about the nuances between pre and post decrement - Just waiting to cause undefined behavior i += 1 - Uncreative - Requires the use of literals - Literally just shorthand for i = i + 1 - Doesn't even use any cool operators i -=- 1 - Literally the same as the last one but with the signs flipped - Shitty meme - Symmetry is for the weak - The compiler will just optimize all of these to the same thing anyway i=!i?!i*!i:i:+!!i - Asserts your intellectual dominance over the compiler - Stands out in your code, signifying importance - Scares away any inferiors - Only works in C-like languages: AKA it only works in the good ones

A four-column programming meme compares different ways to increment a variable, from conventional operators to increasingly absurd expressions. The punchline is that the final convoluted expression is presented as intellectually superior, while actually being a ridiculous way to show off coding knowledge. It is shared as a reaction to overcomplicated code, programming elitism, or clever-looking syntax. EN: A four-column programming meme compares different ways to increment a variable, from conventional operators to increasingly absurd expressions. The punchline is that the final convoluted expression is presented as intellectually superior, while actually being a ridiculous way to show off coding knowledge. It is shared as a reaction to overcomplicated code, programming elitism, or clever-looking syntax.

• @profunctor_io / 4810 2020-06-23