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From: NOSPAMmbkennelNOSPAM@yahoo.com (Matt Kennel)
Subject: Re: Why C++ is successful
Date: 1998/08/12
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On Wed, 12 Aug 1998 16:14:24 +0100, Andy Ward <ajward@adc.metrica.co.uk> wrote:
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:
:Ahh... but have you ever found a "good" reason for using it? I have used
:goto in C and Pascal in certain rare cases, but I have always found clearer
:ways to code these cases in Ada.

"goto" is most useful in code generated by another automatic algorithm,
where its lack can sometimes cause lots of headaches.

"goto" is significantly less useful and desirable in human-crafted programs. 

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