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TODO
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### `for`-like loop
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We have range-checking in the abstract analysis now, but we lack practical ways
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to use it.
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We can `and` a value to ensure it is within a certain range. However, in the 6502
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ISA the only register you can `and` is `A`, while loops are done with `X` or `Y`.
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Insisting this as the way to do it would result in a lot of `TXA`s and `TAX`s.
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What would be better is a dedicated `for` loop, like
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for x in 0 to 15 {
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// in here, we know the range of x is exactly 0-15 inclusive
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// also in here: we are disallowed from changing x
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}
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However, this is slightly restrictive, and hides a lot.
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However however, options which do not hide a lot, require a lot of looking at
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(to ensure: did you increment the loop variable? only once? etc.)
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The leading compromise so far is an "open-faced for loop", like
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ld x, 15
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for x downto 0 {
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// same as above
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}
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This makes it a little more explicit, at least, even though the loop
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decrementation is still hidden.
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### Save registers on stack
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This preserves them, so that, semantically, they can be used later even though they
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