C Programming: difference between ++i and i=i+1 from an assembler point of view?

Question

This was an interview question. I said they were the same, but this was adjudged an incorrect response. From the assembler point of view, is there any imaginable difference? I h

Answer 1

Looks like you were right and they were wrong. I had a similar issue in a job interview, where I gave the correct answer that was deemed incorrect.

I confidently argued the point with my interviewer, who obviously took offence to my impudence. I didn't get the job, but then again, working under someone who "knows everything" wouldn't be that desirable either.