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		brandonwang on Aug 3, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MIT develops new tool that can interrupt infinite ... What if you wrote an infinite loop, and wanted it that way? There are plenty of legitimate uses for an infinite loop, a REPL, a server, etc.

AltIvan on Aug 3, 2011 [–]

Oh look! there is a little note: "Do not use if you need an infinite loop not to stop."

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