01:15
<jmdyck>
I think the spec would be more likely to express it as an explicit loop. Not that I'm against saying it as a one-liner, but I'd prefer if there were an established syntax for doing so.
01:40
<bakkot>
While I'm generally in favor of sticking to established conventions, I think the prose is clearer than a loop would be, and clarity is what I'd most prefer to optimize for.
17:31
<jmdyck>
I think which of those seems clearer would vary from reader to reader.
17:37
<bakkot>
Well, yes, that is always true, so what I mean is that I think the prose will be clearer to more readers.