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Re: Replacing GOTO. [was Re: Conceptual problem solved by GOTO]

• Posted by Shawn Pringle <shawn.pringle at gmail.??m> Jun 10, 2008
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CChris wrote:
> 
> Chris Bensler wrote:
> > 
> > Why do we need any constructs if we could do the same thing with goto?
> > Goto is low-level, it should not be a replacement for higher level
> > constructs
> > which provide structure.
> > 
> > Chris Bensler
> > Code is Alchemy
> 
> Your post is an oxymoron.
> Since goto is low level, and since its use is better confined to to when
> higher,
> more maintainable constructs fail to do the jo in some way, then it has to
> coexist
> with them. Makes sense?
> 
> CChris

You should re-read his post.  We are not talking about getting rid of goto but
using new constructs that can be used inplace of goto when the flow is forward.

Shawn Pringle