Re: [ANN] Lua 5.2.0 (work3) now available
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- Subject: Re: [ANN] Lua 5.2.0 (work3) now available
- From: spir ☣ <denis.spir@...>
- Date: 2010年5月20日 13:05:45 +0200
On 2010年5月19日 17:33:57 -0400
Sean Conner <sean@conman.org> wrote:
> Also, while we are at it, drop the while and repeat statement as well. How
> > many loopy [sic] constructs does a language need?
>
> They're there for convenience. Technically, all you need is a conditional
> and a way of diverting flow control---basically, if and goto---and from
> there you can build up all looping constructs
Technically, all you need is, indeed,... jnz (jump if not zero).
;-)
Denis
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