Re: Loops (was Re: do { quit; } else { })

On 12.05.2025 02:30, Tim Rentsch wrote:

[...]
 
Incidentally, a language change to C was once proposed, so that
a do/while could also have an expression after the while().
Note that this change is backwards compatible with C as it is,
because a simple semicolon after while() is an empty statement.
Adopting this proposal would mean that the language would allow,
for example
 
   do {
      // this part will always be done at least once
      // and once more for each time 'condition' is true
   } while(  condition  ){
      // this part will be done zero or more times
   }
 
allowing a convenient way of writing "loop-and-a-half" type
loops.  [...]

This is an interesting proposal.

When was it suggested, and what is the decision state?

What were the arguments, pros and cons?

Janis