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

Keith Thompson <kst-u@xxxxxxx> writes:
[...]
> In another thread, I've railed against "if (0 = a)", even though it's
> semantically identical to "if (a == 0)". And yes, I'm taking the
> opposite side of this argument. The difference, which is largely in
> my head, is that I don't find either "while (1)" or "for (;;)" to be
> ugly or jarring.

Of course, I meant "if (0 == a)", not "if (0 = a)".

Gloating over the irony of that typo is left as an exercise for the
reader.

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