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mikeash
13y ago
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For me, and perhaps others, this is because C++ enshrines idiotic counter-intuitive operator overloading in its standard library.
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tragomaskhalos
13y ago
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Examples ?
mikeash
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13y ago
The use of << and >> for streams is the one that always comes to mind. So minor, and yet so awful.
tragomaskhalos
13y ago
Well this is clearly a matter of taste; the visual implication of movement (
http://images.google.com/images?q=diversion+sign+chevrons
) is quite elegant IMHO, and the precedence seems natural also. But others' mileage obviously varies ...
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