Glenn Linderman wrote: > I've been watching this "Loop controls" thread with much interest. It > is clear that there is some convenience in the concept of specialized > blocks that execute FIRST or LAST or NEXT and BETWEEN has a large > appeal, considering the large number of loops where something must be > done every time except the first or every time except the last, except > that I have never done the statistics to figure out whether every time > except the last or every time except the first is more frequent, neither > have I figured out whether BETWEEN is more frequently needed at the > beginning or end of the loop body, and these latter two issues seem to > be what everyone is going around and around about, without stating them. > > I think much of the discussion has resulted because there are many more > conceptual meanings that could be useful, than there are suggested > keywords to fulfil the meanings. I'll try to list the many conceptual > meanings possible as I continue.
Thanks for an excellent exploration of the solution space of CAPITAL blocks, Glenn. I'm sure Larry and the design team will find it invaluable when we (inevitably) revisit this issue. Damian
