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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Where is the elusive jump command?
Date: 2000/03/27
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dis90072 <dis90072@port.ac.uk> writes:

> Having learned ada for the past six months, I have found no reference to
> the 'jump' command. In MSDOS you can use the 'goto' command. Even in
> damn assembler you can jump. What is the equivalent in ada? I have had
> enough of endless 'IF' statements and everlasting case statements. I
> know it might make the program hard to follow, but I don't care! I must
> have it!
> Please......!
> Regards,
> Matt.

The above caused a huge firestorm of "goto always makes the program less
readable" versus "goto usually makes the program less readable, but
sometimes has the opposite effect".  But Matt clearly stated that he
doesn't *care* whether the program is readable or not, but I didn't see
much mention of that, which seems like the more important issue.  How
does one learn that readable=Good, other than from the School of Hard
Knocks?

- Bob