Control Flow

The control flow is the path of execution through a program.

Related concepts:  SequenceConditionalLoop

Closest Wikipedia entry:  Control flow

Misconceptions about Control Flow

34 documented Misconceptions

ConditionalIsSequence

If-then-else block is equivalent to sequence of two if-then blocks

ElseAlwaysExecutes

The else branch of an if-then-else block always executes

MissingElseTerminates

Blocks following an if without else will not execute if the condition is false

RepeatDistributes

Each block in a loop is repeated individually

ResetStateEachLoopIteration

The computation of all loop iterations starts from the state before the loop