Re: The fate of Euphoria
Juergen Luethje wrote:
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> Patrick Barnes wrote:
[snip]
> > Is there anything that can be done with GOTO, that can't be done with
> > a full set of high-level program flow statements?
>
> No, there isn't. Scientists have proved that.
Yes, there is. Execute faster.
My position is this...
A programming language is a tool to help people write and read programs.
GOTO is useful for some people.
No one is forcing people to use GOTO if it is present in a language (except
assembler maybe).
I would never use GOTO in any of my Euphoria programs.
I would never deny other people the use of GOTO in a Euphoria program. Even
though I would find it hard to trust such a program and I would give it
a poor 'style' score 
It sort like the 'free speech' position: I would defend a person's right
to expression even if I disagreed with that person's expression.
I believe that GOTO always leads to programs which are expensive to
maintain. However, if that cost is acceptable, then the use of GOTO is
fine.
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Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
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