[Solved] ‘In any case, follow the guideline “prefer ++i over i++” and you won’t go wrong.’ What is the reason behind this in C?

In the case of for (i=start; i<end; i++) vs for (i=start; i<end; ++i) their meanings are completely identical, because the value of the expressions i++ and ++i are not used. (They are evaluated for side effects only.) Any compiler which produces different code for the two is pathologically bad and should be chucked in the … Read more