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That is true (less so in FP languages though), but the for loop doesn't either - indeed I do prefer it most of the times, I think its a reasonable expectation to provide the most intention revealing constructs when possible, it's also easier to spot "code smells" when using those. The exceptions I make is when there's significant speed concerns/gains, when what you're doing is an actual loop, when the readability by using a loop is improved.

(and I haven't read the article so not even sure I agree with the example there, this was more in general terms)