> It does sacrifice a little expressiveness. But in languages that have dedicated syntax like ranges for iterating over sequential numbers, the ++ and -- operat

> It does sacrifice a little expressiveness. But in languages that have dedicated syntax like ranges for iterating over sequential numbers, the ++ and -- operators end up pretty rarely used so it's no big loss. This is one of the big points too, that often gets overlooked. The removal of ++ fits nicely with the removal of C-style for loops.