Yes, exactly :) Again, it's not always "better", but it's a situation that doesn't seem to map directly to a loop. I gave a more complicated, realistic example

Yes, exactly :) Again, it's not always "better", but it's a situation that doesn't seem to map directly to a loop. I gave a more complicated, realistic example in a sibling comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35466256 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35466256