Forever

[Mikel Manitius]

> /* Old business department. Doug Gwyn sez:
> > I think this illustrates one of the potential problems with
> > hiding the actual language underneath definitions.  If the
> > loop REALLY continues "for ever", then it is probably not a
> > good algorithm.
> 
> There are *lots* of `forever' type loops. How about process
> control applications, or communication boxes? These processes
> *never* exit (they are forcibly shutdown by pulling the plug,
> rebooting, or `exit' somewhere in a called funxion).

This reminds me of something a known Labs mind pointed out to me once:

There is no such thing as an "infinite loop" in programming,
only "indefninite loop".
-- 
                                        =======
     Mikel Manitius                   ==----=====    AT&T
     (305) 869-2462 RNX: 755         ==------=====   Information Systems 
     ...{akguc|ihnp4}!codas!mikel    ===----======   SDSS Regional Support
     ...attmail!mmanitius             ===========    Altamonte Springs, FL
     My opinions are my own.            =======