Good point, and was most recently used in the PHP community with the introduction of 'goto' about 5 years ago. "If you don't like it, don't use it" is pretty n

Good point, and was most recently used in the PHP community with the introduction of 'goto' about 5 years ago. "If you don't like it, don't use it" is pretty naive, because more often than not, I'm not using my own code, but someone else's (via inherited code, libraries, etc). Code is written once and maintained for years. I've noticed a trend over the years whereby certain types of developers (ab)use new features in a language when first introduced, then move on to other projects, leaving their "my first time with feature X" code behind for someone else to deal with for years to come. Sometimes it's fine, sometimes it's a nightmare. The GOTO thing in PHP has almost been a non-issue all around, but highlighted the "don't use it if you don't like it" argument's flaws.