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minus-square@Kacarott@aussie.zonelinkfedilink17•4 months agoBut what is it in reference to? What’s the “infamous if loop”?
minus-square@aMockTie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink51•4 months agoAh, I believe that would be from a college course.
minus-square@ulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish10•4 months agoI always wondered why I always had a hard time making developers not call “if” a “loop”. Turns out it was on their tests. Glad I didn’t read my college material, or I would have lost faith in my college professors.
minus-square@NigelFrobisher@aussie.zonelinkfedilink4•4 months agoIt just occurred to that in Yorkshire dialect a while loop would actually be an until loop. Directives to the rescue!
minus-square@kyub@discuss.tchncs.deOPlinkfedilinkEnglish12•4 months ago“Infamous” just refers to newbies who sometimes call if statements “if loops”. I’ve heard this quite a bit.
But what is it in reference to? What’s the “infamous if loop”?
Ah, I believe that would be
from a college course.
I always wondered why I always had a hard time making developers not call “if” a “loop”.
Turns out it was on their tests.
Glad I didn’t read my college material, or I would have lost faith in my college professors.
It just occurred to that in Yorkshire dialect a while loop would actually be an until loop. Directives to the rescue!
“Infamous” just refers to newbies who sometimes call if statements “if loops”. I’ve heard this quite a bit.
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