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    ++i and i++ should generally produce the exact same code with a decent optimising compiler. There are cases where that would need more than decent compilers though, up to mind-reading, if i is just complex enough. Commented Jan 15, 2020 at 19:15
  • Even the Donald Knuth quote has become somewhat of a myth. Commented Jan 15, 2020 at 20:13
  • Did you mean to imply that we should look for a ++C language if we don't like the C++ style? Commented Jan 16, 2020 at 1:23
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    @Bergi you made my day :’-) Well, may be there’s a c+1 language out there? more seriously, what I wanted to say is that pre and post-increment belong to the C/C++ culture and idioms so much that it appears even in the name. Commented Jan 16, 2020 at 6:38
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    @JimmyJames My statement shall not be misunderstood as a generalization: I only meant to criticise people whi claim that ++i should be favored over i=i+1 for performance reasons. Commented Jan 16, 2020 at 16:27