Re: for(;;) vs. while(1) is a draw

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From: Blair P. Houghton
Date: Fri, 25 May 1990 18:06

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In article <1730@tkou02.enet.dec.com> diamond@tkou02.enet.dec.com (diamond@tkovoa) writes:
>The rest of us can go RTFS.  TFS says that both forms are legal.
>This is the only answer that belongs in ThisFNewsgroup.

Yeah, probably; but, I wish people had just sent me nice
letters saying "I see what you mean but I'll stick
with `for(;;)' anyway."

				--Blair
				  "The standard doesn't define
				   experts, either."

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From: bph@buengc.BU.EDU (Blair P. Houghton)
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Subject: Re: for(;;) vs. while(1) is a draw
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