> On May 10, 2016, at 1:34 PM, Sean Heber <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> On May 10, 2016, at 3:30 PM, Tyler Cloutier via swift-evolution 
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Secondly it’s a very simple way of introducing new programmers to loops. 
>> It’s IMHO more clear to a new programmer that repeat will just repeat 
>> indefinitely vs while true.
> 
> This point seems strange to me - why teach a new programmer about loops by 
> first showing them a looping construct they should probably never use in 
> actual practice until they really know what they’re doing?

That is a fair point, but it’s probably a good way of illustrating other ways 
of exiting a loop, without having the complication of a while condition.

> 
> l8r
> Sean
> 

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