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From: csusb@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Jules)
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Subject: Re: "Subtract C, add Ada"
Date: 28 Jan 1995 16:35:21 -0000
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In article <3g1shu$ksc@rational.rational.com>,
	davidm@rational.com (David Moore) writes:

>It is also easy to write abominations like:
>
> -- search the table
>
> while (a[i++]!=b);
>
>Whenever you use post-increment in a condition, you always have to stop and
>wonder about your post-condition - I find it easier to always write the
>loop out in full.

It is also easy to write stupid code like this when NOT using shorthand code
like this.

Of course the correct version (and the version I still prefer) is:

while (a[i++]!=b && i < ARRAYLIMIT);

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