Provide declarations for the variables x and i such that this is a legal statement:  x += i;but this is not: x = x + i;
 
Solution: short x = 0; int i = 123456; x += i; // Contains a hidden cast! x = x + i; //Won't compile - "possible loss of precision"
 
TID: compound assignment expressions automatically cast the result of the computation the 
 
perform to the type of the variable on their left-hand side. do not use compound assignment operators on variables of type byte, short, or char.