Is there ever a good reason to do 'x = x * 5' versus 'x *= 5'? (What would you say in a code review if you saw the first?)
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Hm, not that I can think of.
I would say "This could be written more concisely as 'x *= 5'."
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I sort of prefer `x = x * 5`. it is more visually obvious that x changed, and a quick grep for 'x =' finds it.
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Well maybe the C++ class only overloads operator* and not operator*= ;-)
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