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*foo++ (and --) is an extremely common C idiom. I'd argue it's clearer than the separated version.

As I experienced while trying to write out an AST for this pattern, the operator precedence makes it harder to read. I would at least prefer that it's written as *(foo++).

There are some badly chosen operator priorities in the C programming language that can make expressions without parentheses harder to read (e.g. for the bitwise operators), but the fact that postfix operators are executed before prefix operators is a very simple rule that is hard to forget, so for me adding such superfluous parentheses makes the expression harder to read, not easier to read.

To me, the parentheses make it significantly easier to read. They make it clear which operator directly acts on the variable, and create a mental meta-object to which the next operator acts.

I accept that if you're extremely used to writing this style of C code, it might be something that you're used to, and understand implicitly. As a C++ engineer that infrequently comes across this precise pattern, having the precedence made explicit makes it much easier to understand.

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