On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 8:10 PM, Ben Finney wrote:
> Marc Tompkins writes:
>
>> Seriously, though, how is
>> 1) Do {this} forever, until something happens that I'll tell you about
>> later
>>
>> better than
>> 2) Do {this} until this condition, which I'm telling you about RIGHT
>> NOW, changes
>
Marc Tompkins writes:
> Seriously, though, how is
> 1) Do {this} forever, until something happens that I'll tell you about
> later
>
> better than
> 2) Do {this} until this condition, which I'm telling you about RIGHT
> NOW, changes
> ?
Here's how:
The first of them is already implemented in P
Marc Tompkins writes:
> And I apologize for imputing motive (a liking for "while True"); I'd
> just noticed that you often advise it. I don't know who _does_ think
> this is a desirable pattern; I'd love to hear their argument for it -
> it must be really good.
It works better than alternatives
