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Postings from December 2004
Smylers writes: > To me C<for> makes sense when you've got a pile of stuff you're > intending to process (such as array items or lines in a file), and > C<while> makes sense when you're waiting for a condition (such as the > user correctly entering her/his password) and you couldn't possibly know > in advance how many times you'll be looping. And iterating over lines in a file is kind of between the two. Since both while and for work just as efficiently, and they're both just as clear (we see that Austin thinks while is clearer than for, and I think the opposite), I think it's great that you can use both. Luke