OpenEuphoria

Re: goto...

• Posted by Kat <gertie at PELL.NET> Feb 09, 2002
• 728 views

On 9 Feb 2002, at 15:54, Irv Mullins wrote:

> 
> On Saturday 09 February 2002 12:08 pm, kbochert at ix.netcom.com wrote:
> 
> > I have added:
> >   variable initializers  -- sequence s="Hi", t="Hello"
> >   slicing shorthands     -- t[2..]
> >   enhanced '?'           -- ?t  --> {"Hello"}
> >   goto                   -- :loop: goto loop
> > Coming:
> >   Reference Parameters  -- done
> >   structures (classes without methods) -- 1/2 done
> >   classes               -- to be done
> >
> >   I intend to sell the result ($25), and I suppose I
> > could also sell the modified source to anyone who could
> > prove that they own Rob's source.
> >
> >   The first 3 'convenience' features are pleasant to
> > have, but somewhat less useful than I had expected. I
> > suspect that goto will be the same.
> 
> As long as they don't impact the speed or reliability, then 
> these additions (which have been asked for repeatedly) 
> will be welcome.  Especially the ? for strings.
> 
> They may seem minor if used once or twice in a short progam, but 
> when you get 10,000 lines or more of code,  little savings add up.
> 
> >   I am hopeful that classes will be an addition of
> > greater significance.
> 
> No doubt. Put me on the list.

Ditto, i agree 100%. The loops of "while", "if", and "goto" won't be used in 
every program for everything, but used when needed. Let me know when you 
will be releasing it, Karl, and i'll borrow <sigh> some money to get the
official
release from Rob to put your code into. How will you be doing this? And will 
your code self install into the PD version? I hope you will be releasing a 
direct replacement for eu.ex and eu.exw, and not something we must find a 
compiler for an learn compiling tricks ourselves?

Kat