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From: scott@bbxsda.UUCP (Scott Amspoker)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.std.c
Subject: Re: loops in general
Keywords: loops
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Date: 12 Apr 90 20:25:23 GMT
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In article <1565@amethyst.math.arizona.edu> raw@math.arizona.edu () writes:
>>
>>#define		forever		for(;;)
>
>personally, I prefer
>
>#define forever while(1)

I've always wondered why some people use 'while(1)'  as an unconditional
loop instead of 'for(;;)'.  A 'while' loop, by definition, has a condition
(granted, the condition is always true).  A 'for' loop has an optional
condition and therefore, may be truly "unconditional".

Oh well, just $.02 from an anal retentive programmer :-)


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