The branchless loop

Authors:
Cole Whiteman
Affiliations:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Venue:
ACM SIGAPL APL Quote Quad
Year:
1981

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Abstract

I present a clean, attractive expression for looping in APL. It uses no branches, labels, or global variables. It requires no modifications to the interpreter. Its simplicity makes it especially appealing for ad hoc applications in immediate execution.