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ALGOL 60 For Design Choices

• Control expression can be int or real; its scope is whatever it is declared to be

• Control var has its last assigned value after loop termination

• The loop var cannot be changed in the loop, but the parameters can, and when they are, it affects loop control

• Parameters are evaluated with every iteration, making it very complex and difficult to read