"But goto is considered harmful" GOTO _was_ considered harmful back in 1968(!) when structured programming was still in its infancy. Code of that time was usua

"But goto is considered harmful" GOTO _was_ considered harmful back in 1968(!) when structured programming was still in its infancy. Code of that time was usually peppered with GOTOs and therefore a pain to read. Using GOTO for cleanup tasks is perfectly fine because it increases readability.