IMHO ++ is trivially readable, but that's only because I happen to be familiar with C/C++'s pre/post increment idiom. An idiom which is well known for causing c

IMHO ++ is trivially readable, but that's only because I happen to be familiar with C/C++'s pre/post increment idiom. An idiom which is well known for causing confusion and bugs, especially - as you say - for devs new to the language. For me the compelling argument for removing them is that they're a Cism and don't fit with the semantics of any of the other operators. Chris Lattner strongly agrees with you and explains his reasons here https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposals/0004-remove-pre-post-inc-decrement.md https://github.com/apple/swift-evolution/blob/master/proposa...