title: Counter Vs Int column in Cassandra?
body: <p>I'm new in Cassandra. I can't understand <strong>what is the advantage of using counter in a table</strong> (or even in a different table if the non-counter columns are not part of the composite PRIMARY KEY)? Why we don't use a column with Int type, when I will have some statements like  x=x++; what is the different between using int or counter?<br>
  Is that possible to use increments or decrements for Int Type in Cassandra at all? </p>