this post was submitted on 21 Dec 2025
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The real question might be whether the compiler was smart enough to change
var++andvar--into++varand--varwhen the initial values aren't needed.As compiler optimisations go, it's a fairly obvious one, but it was 1974 and putting checks like that in the compiler would increase its size and slow it down when both space and time were at a premium.
Well, good news, the source code is right there. Someone can go check (it probably won't be me)
I was going to guess the same regarding the time period.