[swift-evolution] C-style For Loops

[Chris Lattner]

> On Dec 3, 2015, at 3:32 PM, Erica Sadun <erica at ericasadun.com> wrote:
> 
> Does Swift still needs C-style for loops with conditions and incrementers? 
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> More Swift-like construction is already available with for-in-statements and stride. 
> This would naturally starve the most common point for -- and ++ operators as well.

I am certainly open to considering dropping the C-style for loop.  IMO, it is a rarely used feature of Swift that doesn’t carry its weight.  Many of the reasons to remove them align with the rationale for removing -- and ++.  

-Chris

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