Language: C++

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

int main() {
  string s,t;
  cin>>s>>t;
  
  int i,n=s.size(),m=t.size();
  for(i=0;i<m+n;i++){
    if(i%2==0)
      cout<s.at(i/2);
    else cout<<t.at((i-1)/2);
  }
    
}

Compiler output:
a.cc: In function 'int main()':
a.cc:11:11: error: no match for 'operator<' (operand types are 'std::ostream' {aka 'std::basic_ostream<char>'} and '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<char>, char>::value_type' {aka 'char'})
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |       ~~~~^~~~~~~~~~
      |       |        |
      |       |        __gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<char>, char>::value_type {aka char}
      |       std::ostream {aka std::basic_ostream<char>}
a.cc:11:11: note: candidate: 'operator<(int, int)' (built-in)
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |       ~~~~^~~~~~~~~~
a.cc:11:11: note:   no known conversion for argument 1 from 'std::ostream' {aka 'std::basic_ostream<char>'} to 'int'
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/regex:68,
                 from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/14/bits/stdc++.h:181,
                 from a.cc:1:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1143:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _BiIter> bool std::__cxx11::operator<(const sub_match<_BiIter>&, const sub_match<_BiIter>&)'
 1143 |     operator<(const sub_match<_BiIter>& __lhs, const sub_match<_BiIter>& __rhs)
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1143:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   'std::ostream' {aka 'std::basic_ostream<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::__cxx11::sub_match<_BiIter>'
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1224:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Bi_iter, class _Ch_traits, class _Ch_alloc> bool std::__cxx11::operator<(__sub_match_string<_Bi_iter, _Ch_traits, _Ch_alloc>&, const sub_match<_BiIter>&)'
 1224 |     operator<(const __sub_match_string<_Bi_iter, _Ch_traits, _Ch_alloc>& __lhs,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1224:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   'std::ostream' {aka 'std::basic_ostream<char>'} is not derived from 'std::__cxx11::__sub_match_string<_Bi_iter, _Ch_traits, _Ch_alloc>'
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1317:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Bi_iter, class _Ch_traits, class _Ch_alloc> bool std::__cxx11::operator<(const sub_match<_BiIter>&, __sub_match_string<_Bi_iter, _Ch_traits, _Ch_alloc>&)'
 1317 |     operator<(const sub_match<_Bi_iter>& __lhs,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1317:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   'std::ostream' {aka 'std::basic_ostream<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::__cxx11::sub_match<_BiIter>'
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1391:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Bi_iter> bool std::__cxx11::operator<(const typename std::iterator_traits<_Iter>::value_type*, const sub_match<_BiIter>&)'
 1391 |     operator<(typename iterator_traits<_Bi_iter>::value_type const* __lhs,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1391:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   mismatched types 'const std::__cxx11::sub_match<_BiIter>' and '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<char>, char>::value_type' {aka 'char'}
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1485:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Bi_iter> bool std::__cxx11::operator<(const sub_match<_BiIter>&, const typename std::iterator_traits<_Iter>::value_type*)'
 1485 |     operator<(const sub_match<_Bi_iter>& __lhs,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1485:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   'std::ostream' {aka 'std::basic_ostream<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::__cxx11::sub_match<_BiIter>'
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1560:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Bi_iter> bool std::__cxx11::operator<(const typename std::iterator_traits<_Iter>::value_type&, const sub_match<_BiIter>&)'
 1560 |     operator<(typename iterator_traits<_Bi_iter>::value_type const& __lhs,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1560:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   mismatched types 'const std::__cxx11::sub_match<_BiIter>' and '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits<std::allocator<char>, char>::value_type' {aka 'char'}
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1660:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Bi_iter> bool std::__cxx11::operator<(const sub_match<_BiIter>&, const typename std::iterator_traits<_Iter>::value_type&)'
 1660 |     operator<(const sub_match<_Bi_iter>& __lhs,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/regex.h:1660:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   'std::ostream' {aka 'std::basic_ostream<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::__cxx11::sub_match<_BiIter>'
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:64,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/algorithm:60,
                 from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/14/bits/stdc++.h:51:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_pair.h:1045:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _T1, class _T2> constexpr bool std::operator<(const pair<_T1, _T2>&, const pair<_T1, _T2>&)'
 1045 |     operator<(const pair<_T1, _T2>& __x, const pair<_T1, _T2>& __y)
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_pair.h:1045:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   'std::ostream' {aka 'std::basic_ostream<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::pair<_T1, _T2>'
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_algobase.h:67:
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:448:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Iterator> constexpr bool std::operator<(const reverse_iterator<_Iterator>&, const reverse_iterator<_Iterator>&)'
  448 |     operator<(const reverse_iterator<_Iterator>& __x,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:448:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   'std::ostream' {aka 'std::basic_ostream<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::reverse_iterator<_Iterator>'
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:493:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _IteratorL, class _IteratorR> constexpr bool std::operator<(const reverse_iterator<_Iterator>&, const reverse_iterator<_IteratorR>&)'
  493 |     operator<(const reverse_iterator<_IteratorL>& __x,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:493:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   'std::ostream' {aka 'std::basic_ostream<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::reverse_iterator<_Iterator>'
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:1694:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _IteratorL, class _IteratorR> constexpr bool std::operator<(const move_iterator<_IteratorL>&, const move_iterator<_IteratorR>&)'
 1694 |     operator<(const move_iterator<_IteratorL>& __x,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:1694:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   'std::ostream' {aka 'std::basic_ostream<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::move_iterator<_IteratorL>'
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:1760:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _Iterator> constexpr bool std::operator<(const move_iterator<_IteratorL>&, const move_iterator<_IteratorL>&)'
 1760 |     operator<(const move_iterator<_Iterator>& __x,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/stl_iterator.h:1760:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   'std::ostream' {aka 'std::basic_ostream<char>'} is not derived from 'const std::move_iterator<_IteratorL>'
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
In file included from /usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:47,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/string:54,
                 from /usr/include/c++/14/bitset:52,
                 from /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/14/bits/stdc++.h:52:
/usr/include/c++/14/string_view:673:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _CharT, class _Traits> constexpr bool std::operator<(basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>, basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>)'
  673 |     operator< (basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits> __x,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/string_view:673:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   'std::basic_ostream<char>' is not derived from 'std::basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>'
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
/usr/include/c++/14/string_view:680:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _CharT, class _Traits> constexpr bool std::operator<(basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>, __type_identity_t<basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits> >)'
  680 |     operator< (basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits> __x,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/string_view:680:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   'std::basic_ostream<char>' is not derived from 'std::basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>'
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
/usr/include/c++/14/string_view:688:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _CharT, class _Traits> constexpr bool std::operator<(__type_identity_t<basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits> >, basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>)'
  688 |     operator< (__type_identity_t<basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>> __x,
      |     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/14/string_view:688:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
a.cc:11:20: note:   mismatched types 'std::basic_string_view<_CharT, _Traits>' and 'char'
   11 |       cout<s.at(i/2);
      |                    ^
/usr/include/c++/14/bits/basic_string.h:3874:5: note: candidate: 'template<class _CharT, class _Traits, class _Alloc> bool std::operator<(const __cxx11::basic_st