"Goto is bad" is something that professors tell first year computer science students because as computer scientists, the students will find novel ways of abusin

"Goto is bad" is something that professors tell first year computer science students because as computer scientists, the students will find novel ways of abusing them. Using goto for error cleanup is pretty standard, easily readable, and understandable. It avoids ugly braces and depth. So, are gotos bad? It depends.