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> On the other hand, very often in C++ to implement all that ++, +=, *= etc + 
> by value vs. by reference variations becomes a heavy burden when an 
> abstract type is defined. It is also difficult to ensure that the semantics 
> of all operations is compatible.

Without actually endorsing the proposal,
I think it would be quite simple to do.

++  The effect of X'Inc is indistinguishable
     from the result of
          X := X + 1; return X;
     including that if the above won't compile,
     then X'Inc won't compile.

SAME paragraph, with the following substitutions:

X'Inc => X += Y  (same as)  X := X + Y;
X'Inc => X /= Y  (same as)  X := X / Y;

etc.

No burden at all--if a compiler knows how to
compile a construct, then it knows how to compile
the shorthand for the construct.

Now, whether the shorthand should exist is another story.....