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From: Matthew Heaney <matthew_heaney@acm.org>
Subject: Re: Software landmines (loops)
Date: 1998/09/17
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sureshvv@hotmail.com writes:

> Well said. The multi-return structure enables you to separate
> code in small  independent blocks, each of which may be examined
> and understood with less interference from surrounding blocks.
> The se-se structure creates large blocks, requiring more
> context information.

Not only that, but prohibiting early returns from a subprogram means you
have to figure how to navigate to the end of the subprogram without
doing anything else.  This is mental work that you wouldn't have to do
otherwise.