3 ms·x++ is not the "standard idiom".by zerr 9y agox++ is not the "standard idiom".mark-r 9y agoIn my experience x++ is far more common than ++x when it doesn't matter which you use, "for" statements for example.gnaritas 9y agoYes, it is.zerr 9y agoI meant no more than ++x.gnaritas 9y agoI know what you meant, I don't agree. Scour any large codebase, x++ is far more idiomatic than ++x.zerr 9y agoWhat about top C++ books? Also when it comes to advancing iterators...