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From: Theodore Dennison <dennison@escmail.orl.mmc.com>
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Subject: Re: Should internet support software be written in Ada?
Date: 27 Mar 1995 14:24:42 GMT
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Fred J. McCall <fjm@ti.com> writes
> In article <3ks2o3$bab@theopolis.orl.mmc.com> Theodore Dennison <dennison@escmail.orl.mmc.com> writes:
> >Now, I too have seen some bad C code in my time. But this is the first I have
> >EVER seen anyone actually use a "goto". In a language with a good selection of
> >looping constructs like C, there is NO excuse for this. (Well, perhaps
> >stupidity...)
> 
> T'would seem that this commodity is actually on your part.  Depending on the
> application and the structure of the problem, there are times when 'goto' is
> the appropriate solution.  This sort of 'structured programming' bigotry is
> merely silly and is the sort of thing that leads to code obfuscated by
> numerous loops, tests, and unnecessary control variables.

"Structured Programming Bigotry"? Are you being serious?

Well, in case you are, I'm now curious. At what times is a "goto" an 
appropriate solution? The best excuse I ever heard was for simulating exception
handling in a language that didn't support it. 

I'm sorry if I'm taking sarcasm seriously, but I didn't see any smileys.

> 
> >There, That ought to get the flames going!
> 
> Hope you're happy now.  Don't bother to reply.  The very comment convinces me
> you don't know enough to have a valid opinion.

Oooh! Looks like I was right.

T.E.D.