Top "Digraphs" questions

A 'digraph' means 'one symbol written as two characters'. In printing it meant two letters cast as one piece of lead, e.g. ae, fi, ...

What is the >>>= operator in C?

Given by a colleague as a puzzle, I cannot figure out how this C program actually compiles and runs. What …

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What is this smiley-with-beard expression: "<:]{%>"?

I came across the following program, which compiles without errors or even warnings: int main(){ <:]{%>; // smile! } Live example. …

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Why are there digraphs in C and C++?

I learned today that there are digraphs in C99 and C++. The following is a valid program: %:include <stdio.…

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Are digraphs and trigraphs in use today?

Given that there were once reasons to use digraphs and trigraphs in C and C++, does anyone put them in …

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When were the 'and' and 'or' alternative tokens introduced in C++?

I've just read this nice piece from Reddit. They mention and and or being "Alternative Tokens" to && and || …

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