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Date:      Tue, 4 Feb 1997 12:33:39 -0700 (MST)
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        Adam David <adam@veda.is>
Cc:        nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams), chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: CVSROOT avail
Message-ID:  <199702041933.MAA28784@rocky.mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <199702041941.TAA11400@veda.is>
References:  <199702041559.IAA27474@rocky.mt.sri.com> <199702041941.TAA11400@veda.is>

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[ moved to chat, as we're now discussing religion ]

> > > for(...)
> > >    ;
> > > 
> > > where it otherwise is very easy to miss the ;
> > 
> > Then do this:
> > 
> > for(...)
> >     continue;
> > 
> > Much more obvious what you are doing.
> 
> I beg to disagree. The previous example is far clearer, since the empty
> statement stands out as empty rather than being a coincidental noop.

The empty statement stands out like a mistake IMHO.

> Use
> of 'continue' in this context suggests that a line was deleted or has yet
> to be inserted.

I say the exact opposite.  The continue line implies to me that it's
intentional, vs. the other way.

> Of course, style also favours inserting a space before the parenthesis.

True, but in this manner everyone I've spoken with tends to prefer the
former over the latter (continue vs. empty semi-colon).



Nate



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