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A generalized FOR statement which includes multiple control variables was found to be a very powerful tool at the source program level for writing efficient FOR loops. This design of a generalized FOR statement grew out of a requirement to design a language that could be translated into efficient code with (almost) no optimizations done by its compiler.
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Lichtman, Z.L. Source program optimization with a generalized FOR statement. BIT 18, 449–453 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01932023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01932023