Re: goto: it's conceded

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ken mortenson wrote:
> 
> Matt Lewis wrote:
> 
> > These [using exits with labels] are gotos in a similar way that an 
> > if-else-end if block has gotos.
> 
> Branch and loop are not considered to be gotos in a structured code sense.
> 
> I'd agree that anything other than sequential execution is, in some sense
> (and certainly under the covers) dependent on a form of goto.

We can argue about what "pure" structured code is all day, but it's 
nevertheless a similar burden for comprehension and maintenance.

> Never debate with programmers.  They invented infinite loops.

Yeah, I can live like that.

Matt

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