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by _y5hn 2030 days ago
Yes, I let go of "counters" some two decades ago. Personally prefer index or just i, instead.

The way it used to go. Call something counter. Increment it each loop. Use goto for looping. Over time, add more gotos and change "counter" value. It tends to creep in, and clear names are important.