C++ Increment Operator Gotcha: a++ vs ++a Explained

💡 C++ Insight — Day 4/100 Most developers get this wrong 👇 int a = 10; int b = a++; std::cout << a << " " << b; What’s the output? 👉 a = 11, b = 10 Why? a++ is post-increment → use first, then increment. int c = ++a; // pre-increment → increment first, then use a++ → use → then increase ++a → increase → then use #CPP #CPlusPlus #Programming #CodingInterview #100DaysOfCode #Developers #CodingTips #TechCommunity #LearnCPP #SoftwareEngineering #EmbeddedSystems #CodeNewbie

Hmm. I mastered multiprocessing before I realized post- and pre-increment and -decrement was a thing. Better late than never though. 😆 Good reminder. 🙂

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