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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Loops (was Re: do { quit; } else { })
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:39:45 -0700
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bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
> On 21/04/2025 12:34, James Kuyper wrote:
>> bart <bc@freeuk.com> wrote:
[...]
>>> The compiler cannot do any checking: for (i=0; i<n; ++n) is fine.
>> The compiler cannot tell you what's wrong with that assignment
>> statement, either.
>
> You don't understand the issue. OK, that's fine. Because it is
> possible to make typos at any point in the source code, then it
> doesn't matter if the language provides unnecessary extra
> opportunities for those errors.

I'm reasonably certain that he does understand the issue.  I'm
reasonably sure that I also understand the issue.

We just **disagree with you**.

Why do you have so much difficulty accepting that?

[...]

You give the impression that you believe that the rest of us all
understand, deep down, that C-style for loops are as bad as you
tell us they are, and that we're in denial, perhaps deliberately,
perhaps with the goal of annoying you.  That's ridiculous.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */