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		torstenvl on June 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Misconceptions about loops in C `for (i = 0; i <= n-1; i++) for (i = n-1; i >= 0; i--)`

trealira on June 28, 2024 [–]

Yeah, that way of writing them definitely makes them look more symmetric. You could also do this, though it's a bit less pretty:

  for (i = -1; ++i != n; )
  for (i = n; --i != -1; )

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