I don&#x27;t get the argument... you have to learn what &quot;+&quot; does, so why not remove that and just have &quot;-&quot; since you can subtract negative numbers to add.
The line of reasoning that it is more to learn is ridiculous. The concept of incrementing or decrementing a value is trivial. If &quot;++&quot; seriously trips you up as you learn to program, perhaps programming isn&#x27;t for you...<p>&quot;+=&quot; is no better.<p>If you&#x27;re going to campaign against &quot;++&quot;, might as well go all the way back to BASIC days and only allow &quot;x = x + 1&quot;