[webkit-dev] Style guide: enforce `while (true)` over `for (; ; )`

Yusuke Suzuki ysuzuki at apple.com
Wed Oct 5 20:58:44 PDT 2022


+1

-Yusuke

> On Oct 5, 2022, at 5:07 PM, Tim Nguyen via webkit-dev <webkit-dev at lists.webkit.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> The WebKit codebase has an inconsistent mix of `while (true)` and `for (;;)`. Given 2/3 of the usages are `while (true)` and only 1/3 is `for (;;)` from code search, I would suggest enforcing `while (true)`. I also think it is generally more explicit and readable than `for (;;)`. If everyone agrees, I’ll enforce this via webkit-style, so we can end up in a consistent place.
> 
> What does everyone think?
> 
> Cheers,
> Tim
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