Re: Conceptual problem solved by GOTO

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ken mortenson wrote:
> 
> I keep seeing people make the same false claims about GOTO over and over.
> 
> The issue regarding GOTO vs. structured code IS NOT SPEED.  Yes, calling a
> routine to refactor code makes the refactored code slower... but you NEVER
> have to call a sub routine.  The tradeoff without using functions is SIZE
> not SPEED.  
> 

I think speed has been emphasized so much because people are demanding reasons
why to add goto and are rejecting any possibility of it ever making sense that
goto may in some situations be easier to read/use/maintain.

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Jeremy Cowgar
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