Re: The fate of Euphoria
CoJaBo wrote:
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> Kat wrote:
> >
> > On 8 Nov 2004, at 3:51, codepilot Gmail Account wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > I no professional programmer,
> >
> > Really?
> >
> > > and I've only been using euphoria for
> > > like 4 years, so I asked a few people (professional programmers) what
> > > goto is(was) for. They said it's good for source code protection, ie.
> > > by putting in a bunch of GOTOs it is nearly impossible to see what the
> > > real code does.
> I would not want to try to decifer code that uses goto.
>
> >
> > That's their problem, not mine. I was paid for code too, once upon a time.
> > And i used goto. In fact, i added assy code to evaluate variables so i could
> >
> > goto them too.
> >
> > > So is that why you want GOTO, to make euphoria unreadable?
> >
> > Yeas, of course. You humans always believe the downside. You can't figure
> > maybe i can use it to do the appropriate task, so you wish to save me from
> > your problems, sheesh. Email is used for spam, it should all be illegal. The
> >
> > phone is used by salespeople to interrupt dinner. Television broadcasts
> > pickle,
Strange, I don't remember the word "pickle" being used... Why was "pie"
changed to "pickle"?
> > tv should be illegal too. Ditto the internet.
> >
> > > Daniel
> > > PS CASE is very good, better than a bunch of elsifs.
> >
> > It's another goto in disguise. So is the elsif, for that matter. Picture the
> > little
> >
> > goto at the end of each elsif that executes in that stack of if-elsif-end,
> > where
> > the goto points to the end of the stack.
> Those are "higher level" forms of the primitive GOTO.
> I have never needed goto, and I think you are the only one,
> unfortuainatly.
>
> >
> > Kat
> >
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> >
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