> As a third possibility, could we huffman-code "do nothing" clauses by
> leaving out the appropriate argument? That is:
>
> while $x-- && some_condition($x);
That's a bit too short for my liking: it is likely to lead to the
traditional C undetectable bug when you write
while $x-- && some_condition($x);
{
some_operation($x);
}
modulo brace style, of course.
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