Inconsistent use of postfix/prefix operators

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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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35/100
Issue type
Refactor
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Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
r
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Search all source files for prefix and postfix increment operators, including isolated expressions and for loops. Compare the existing uses and apply one consistent form across the codebase; done means the source files no longer mix the two styles.

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Description

code-quality

x++; is the same as ++x; when used in isolation (and the evaluated value is not used).

The data.table codebase appears to use both forms, both in isolation and in for loops. I prefer postfix (x++), but either way it would be better to make it consistent across all source files.

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