It is not. That `GOTO` makes things hard does not shift it to some unrelated category. > The funny thing is that exceptions are just fancy goto Not even close

It is not. That `GOTO` makes things hard does not shift it to some unrelated category. > The funny thing is that exceptions are just fancy goto Not even close. >I like to compare it to building a shed with power tools versus only a screwdriver. That analogy is completely wrong in the context. > it's not intuitive at all. It is completely intuitive, while the "modern" languages with "helpful" magic is not. >C is a language that already makes use of implicit control flow A LOT. > implicit I don't think it means what you think it means. At least the examples you mention does not justify it.