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Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0)

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James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> writes:
[...]
>>>>> j...@panix.com (Joe keane) writes:
>>>>>> , but maybe running zero times is fine.
>>>
>>>>>> beg = 8;
>>>>>> end = 6;
>>>>>> for (j = beg; j < end; j++)
>>>>>> ...
[...]
> The code shown is probably defective; as written either beg and end are
> reversed, or the loop was meant to go downward. However, if beg=8 and
> end=6 are simplifications for more complicated statements that,
> depending upon the values of the other variables, sometimes result in
> beg < end, the more complicated statements could be part of a reasonable
> program.

I think the code was intended to demonstrate a loop that executes 0
times, as implied by the preceding "but maybe running zero times is
fine".

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Ping Cheu <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-02-27 21:24 +0000
  Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-02-27 16:47 -0500
    Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Michael Angelo Ravera <maravera@prodigy.net> - 2012-03-07 04:23 -0800
  Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-27 13:54 -0800
    Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) falk@rahul.net (Edward A. Falk) - 2012-02-27 23:47 +0000
  Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2012-02-27 16:57 -0500
    Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2012-02-28 13:43 -0600
  Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Richard Damon <news.x.richarddamon@xoxy.net> - 2012-02-27 16:58 -0500
  Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-02-27 13:55 -0800
    Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-03-03 15:58 -0500
  Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-02-27 14:17 -0800
  Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Barry Schwarz <schwarz45@yahoo.com> - 2012-02-27 14:52 -0800
    Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Peter Nilsson <airia@acay.com.au> - 2012-02-27 18:16 -0800
      Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) qarnos <darrencubitt@gmail.com> - 2012-02-29 12:20 -0800
      Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2012-03-13 22:07 -0700
  Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2012-02-28 00:56 +0000
  Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2012-02-27 19:18 -0700
    Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) China Blue Sea <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2012-02-27 18:30 -0800
  Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-02-28 13:22 +0000
  Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2012-02-28 13:38 -0600
  Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-02-28 22:35 +0000
    Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-03 01:36 +0200
      Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) jgk@panix.com (Joe keane) - 2012-03-05 20:03 +0000
        Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-12 01:08 +0200
          Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Harald van Dijk <haraldvdijk@gmail.com> - 2012-03-12 00:05 -0700
            Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-03-12 08:59 -0400
              Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2012-03-12 06:24 -0700
                Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-03-12 10:13 -0400
                Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-03-12 10:44 -0700
                Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-03-13 17:12 +0200
          Re: Which operation is more expensive?(a <= b and a != 0) Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-03-12 11:20 -0700

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