Programming languages deciding how their loops should look

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A creator performs a comedic skit portraying how different programming languages would decide to implement their loop syntax. The video highlights the contrast between traditional C-style loops and the unique approaches of various other languages.

Structure

1Introduction of the premise
2C/C++ and Java loop styles
3Bash and Python loop styles
4Rapid-fire list of languages using for-each or recursion
5SQL, Perl, COBOL, and Brainf*ck loop styles

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Programming languages deciding how their loops should look C/C++ for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { } Java JavaScript C# PHP Bash for i in {1..10}; do echo $i done Python for i in range(10): Rust Swift Go Kotlin Ruby Haskell Elixir Erlang Scheme SQL Perl print "$\n" for (1..5); COBOL PERFORM VARYING I FROM 1 BY 1 UNTIL I > 10 Brainf*ck [ ]

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Programming languages deciding how their loops should look. C/C++. I think we want a for loop. Let's do it. Let's do it. Let's do it. Let's do it. And then curly braces. Java. I'm good with that. I'm good with that. I'm good with that. I'm good with that. Bash. It's kind of like C but no curly braces. Do, done. Python. Nah, fuck that. We're going to iterate over a sequence instead of just having a counter. So it's kind of like a for each. Rust. Basically a for each. Swift. Basically a for each. Go. Basically a for each. Kotlin. Basically a for each. Ruby. Basically a for each. Haskell. Loops? Use recursion, pussy. Elixir. Just use recursion. Erlang. Just use recursion. Scheme. Just use recursion. SQL. We don't really have loops. Perl. Okay, we take a normal loop but just flip it around. COBOL. This is perform varying I from 1 by 1 until I greater than 10. Brainf*ck. Open bracket, close bracket.