> not an innocent-looking convenience syntax for flirting with the UB I agree, but C++ uses this pattern in so many places that I think it is less confusing to

> not an innocent-looking convenience syntax for flirting with the UB I agree, but C++ uses this pattern in so many places that I think it is less confusing to be consistent. When I see a nice, concise syntax or function, I check cppreference for undefined behavior...