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    Of course, every C, C++, Java and C# programmer knows all that. That's a very rude thing to write, implying the OP is stupid. Same by writing us programmers, you exclude the OP. Please don't do that. Commented Nov 24, 2017 at 13:56
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    I don't think that your later answer brings any added value after the Eric Lippert's accepted answer, and furthermore is incorrect in the meaning of not understanding the point of the question. Commented Nov 24, 2017 at 19:04
  • @DarkDust Every C, C++, Java and C# programmer should understand those operators. This is not being rude but a fact. Commented Nov 25, 2017 at 14:16
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    @Phil1970: OP does seem to understand these operators, it's about clarification of the naming. In this light, and having emphasized the relevant terms in Hilton's answer, that sentence of his can be interpreted as meaning every programmer knows about these naming details, but you don't. This is wrong (as can be seen in the discussions of the other answers) and its phrasing is rude. Commented Nov 25, 2017 at 15:51
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    Dear all, I'm sorry if my answer looked rude. English is not 1st language. In any case, I never intended to imply that the OP was not a programmer. Au contraire, I meant that he or she was confused by an unusual naming in the text he or she read. All that I tried to do was to clarify the unusual naming by program fragments. Commented Nov 26, 2017 at 23:28