C++23 Operator --= Joke

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BREAKING: C++23 will introduce operator --= as a convenient replacement for ++. int main() { for (int i = 0; i < 10; i --= 1) std::cout << i; }

What it means

A fake breaking-news announcement claims that C++23 introduces the operator --= as a replacement for ++, illustrated with a deliberately nonsensical loop that decrements the counter using the invented operator. The joke mocks confusing or absurd C++ syntax and is shared as a reaction by programmers familiar with operator overloading and language proposals.

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