Quote from ruby-doc.org:
9. Ruby has no pre/post increment/decrement operator. For instance, x++ or x-- will fail to parse. More importantly, ++x or --x will do nothing! In fact, they behave as multiple unary prefix operators: -x == ---x == -----x == ...... To increment a number, simply write x += 1. (An explanation for this language design by the author of Ruby can be found at http://www.ruby-talk.org/2710.)
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I have been convinced as of now that Ruby is a really good programming language for university studies, but it is yet to become an applicable language in the industry. Will it ever reach that seriousness? It has been infant for a long time and haven't yet reached that level...
