"Programmers prefer loops like Algol": Yes, programmers prefer it, but the general structure: `for (init-statement ; boolean-continuation-expression ; iterati

"Programmers prefer loops like Algol": Yes, programmers prefer it, but the general structure: `for (init-statement ; boolean-continuation-expression ; iteration-statement) statement;` is syntactic sugar for a specific imperative process (with the iteration and ending expression appended at the end of the block). It does not generalize to other imperative processes, it cannot be transformed into a meaningful expression and it invites 'clever' programmers to do 'too much' in the various for-clauses. Wrt to LISP, do you mean this part? That seems to align well with my standpoint: use very few basic principles and be stable. "The third project I would not like to leave unmentioned is LISP, a fascinating enterprise of a completely different nature. With a few very basic principles at its foundation, it has shown a remarkable stability. Besides that, LISP has been the carrier for a considerable number of in a sense our most sophisticated computer applications. LISP has jokingly been described as “the most intelligent way to misuse a computer”. I think that description a great compliment because it transmits the full flavour of liberation: it has assisted a number of our most gifted fellow humans in thinking previously impossible thoughts."