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Understanding Loops: For Loop vs While Loop

Let's start with A Dosa Story

My brother and I went out for dosa one evening.
He confidently ordered 3 dosas upfront, knowing exactly how many he wanted.
I, on the other hand, ordered one at a time, eating and then deciding if I wanted another — until I, too, stopped at 3.

Now, let’s map this to coding logic:
➡️ My brother is a For Loop.
He knew the count already and repeated the action (eating dosa) for a set number of times.
It was structured, controlled, and predictable.

➡️ I represent a While Loop.
I didn’t decide the limit at the beginning. I kept going while I was hungry — the stopping condition was dynamic.
The process depended on checking a condition after each round (each dosa).

This simple dosa experience perfectly illustrates the key difference:
🔹 For Loop: Used when you know in advance how many times to repeat.
🔹 While Loop: Used when repetition depends on a condition being true.

Both loops are essential, just like both of us needed 3 dosas — but the approach was different!

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