OpenEuphoria

Re: Goto?

• Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at ?igpond.co?> May 12, 2008
• 704 views

Jeremy Cowgar wrote:
> 
> the subject of Goto

I vote to have it.

I will never use it.
I will not use Euphoria programs that use it.
I will not try to maintain Euphoria code that uses it.


GOTO in Euphoria would serve two purposes ... 

(A) If the only way to get the extra microseconds of performance from your
critical section of code is to use it, then it is justified. However, this
assumes you have actually exhusted all other methods first. Even then, if you are
actually trying for speed, code in assembler.

(B) To demonstrate that GOTO is the wrong tool in nearly every case.

However having said all that, if someone wants to use it in the privacy of their
own code and its not hurting anyone else, they should be free to do so.

-- 
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
Skype name: derek.j.parnell