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Also, you almost never need to use goto.

• chrismcb 13y ago
  This isn't goto's fault. A return, or a "finished = true;" or a ton of other code could have had the same result. Using a goto means it is easier to find it than some other similar mistakes.
  • bakhy 13y ago
    All three of those patterns are something which would lead me to consider is there a more functional-style option available to rewrite the method in question. I'll take a gigantic nested if over a split-end method (multiple exit points) any day of the week ;) But of course, such things cannot be avoided completely, nor will avoiding them magically eliminate all bugs in the universe..
    • DanHulton 13y ago
      Hm, and I'm of the opposite opinion. I like methods that fail early. Gigantic if-chains are hella-hard to parse. I should go consult Code Complete again, actually...