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From: frsdes@aol.com (FRS DES)
Subject: Re: Programming language vote - results
Date: 1997/11/26
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<< >Perhaps you could give an example of something that is used more than once
>in a blue moon? C supports goto. It is rarely used in practice but there
>are some situations where it is simply the best approach.

>i've heard many people use this "where it is simply the best approach"
>'reason' - care to given an example? and please don't say to stop doing
>one thing quickly in order to do another - that is simply indicative of
>a poorly analysed and designed system.
>
>Ada also supports a 'goto' statement (though with much tighter controls)
>but the only valid reason i've ever come across for using it is for
>automated code generators.

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              -David E. Siegel
               Software Developer, LEX2000, Inc 
               (Formerly Financial Reporting Software, or FRS)
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