uch the same as in many other programming languages,
including C, Java, and Python. The <code class="mendoza-code">while</code> loop takes two or more
parameters: the first is a condition (like in the <code class="mendoza-code">if</code> statement), that is
checked before every iteration of the loop. If it is <code class="mendoza-code">nil</code> or <code class="mendoza-code">false</code>,
the <code class="mendoza-code">while</code> loop ends and evaluates to <code class="mendoza-code">nil</code>. Otherwise