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

In article <87ldruv65j.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com>,
Keith Thompson  <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> wrote:
...

I understand and completely accept that you find the while loop
clearer, and I have no interest in changing your mind.
>
I find the for loop clearer.  I won't speak for anyone else, but I
suspect a lot of C programmers would also find the for loop clearer.

I'm with Bart on this one.  I think "for" loops that aren't simple
iterations (i.e., do this thing 10 times), are harder to understand than
the equivalent "while" loop.  I.e., this:

    p = someComplexFunctionCall(this,that,the,other,thing);
    while (p) {
do stuff;
p = getNewValue(p);
}

is a lot easier to understand at first glance than the equivalent:

    for (p = someComplexFunctionCall(this,that,the,other,thing); p; p = getNewValue(p))
do stuff;

But, having said that, I'll always write the "for" version, because I like
writing compact (some would say "cryptic") code.  Job security, and all that...

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