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The votes are old. The discussion has been raised again for 5.4 ( http://markmail.org/message/fx3brcm4ekh645se http://markmail.org/message/fx3brcm4ekh645se )
by jasonlotito 15y ago
The votes are old. The discussion has been raised again for 5.4 ( http://markmail.org/message/fx3brcm4ekh645se http://markmail.org/message/fx3brcm4ekh645se )
goto is a limited goto, and the reasoning for it's inclusion makes sense when you consider the other forms of limited goto already in place (breaks, cases, try/catches). It's not an unlimited goto.
- mgkimsal 15y agoThe wiki page would have diffused this entire post if it had the dates of the votes on it :) I understand GOTO, but the reaction to people who thought it was a bad idea was "don't use it!", ignoring the fact that whether we use it or not, we have to deal with other peoples' code that do use it.
- jasonlotito 15y agoYeah, but even the few people who do use it, it's implementation is limited, solving problems that would otherwise require excess code. The people shouting "don't use it!" are thinking of a limitless goto. It's a shame, but not surprising really.