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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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On Sun, 8 Sep 2024 00:52:25 +0000, MitchAlsup1 wrote:

> Getting back to the originating:: It is faster these days to write::
>      a[i] = b[i] + c[i];i++;
> than the pre/post increment/decrement style of PDP-11.

That’s how I normally write the code in a high-level language, and have 
done so since the 1980s.

I figured any decent compiler would be able to attend to the details I 
couldn’t be bothered thinking about. ;)