Common Mistakes To Avoid
Understand the common mistakes and errors in order to avoid them.
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❌ Common pitfalls
The following common mistakes should be avoided:
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Forgetting to update the value of the loop control variable in a
while
loop and ending up with an infinite loop -
Getting the start and end conditions wrong in case of a
for
loop -
Forgetting to initialize the loop-control variable used in a loop
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Jumping out of a loop too early by using one or more
return
statements inside of the loop (when not needed) -
Exceeding the length while traversing a string
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Using
i++
instead ofi--
during a decrementing approach
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