OpenEuphoria

Re: Goto (Was Re: Open Source)

• Posted by Jason Gade <jaygade at ya?oo.?om> Oct 29, 2007
• 804 views

c.k.lester wrote:
> 
> CChris wrote:
> > c.k.lester wrote:
> > > CChris wrote:
> > > > loop do
> > > > -- some code
> > > > until some_condition
> > > > end loop
> > > The "end loop" is redundant, isn't it?
> > Sure, but in keeping with all other Euphoria code block syntactic markers.
> 
> IMHO, we should never choose tradition over efficiency. :)

But we should choose consistency and the principle of least surprise over
efficiency.

Some languages, such as the BASH shell, put the until clause at the beginning of
the loop.

I don't know how hard it would be with regards to parsing, but I would prefer it
be done as it is done in C:

The current Euphoria while loop,

or

do
-- some statements
while x
end while

For loops which are required to be executed at least once. I disagree with
adding a keyword that only reverses the truth of a decision.

--
A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple
system that works.
--John Gall's 15th law of Systemantics.

"Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
--C.A.R. Hoare

j.