Re: while (1) vs. for ( ;; )

Chris McDonald <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Michael B Allen <mba2000@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>>Should there be any preference between the following logically equivalent
>>statements?
>
>> while (1) {
>>vs.
>> for ( ;; ) {
>
>>I suspect the answer is "no" but I'd like to know what the consensus is
>>so that it doesn't blink through my mind anymore when I type it.
>
> Preference? Why not move on to something whose intention is clear:
>
> while(true) {

In what way are the former two statements' intentions not clear?
Both of them obviously loop "forever".
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