The target of a goto statement is a specific place in code. It is not code that refers to the task you are trying to perform. The main advantage of using highe

The target of a goto statement is a specific place in code. It is not code that refers to the task you are trying to perform. The main advantage of using higher-level languages is that you can talk about manipulations of data. Goto doesn't manipulate data, it manipulates the machine. And if you want to _really_ manipulate the machine, you're going to want more than just goto. >Raise your hand if you plan to stop using ncurses because of how opposed to how "harmful" goto statements are. Goto statements are not harmful to computers or to code. Ncurses isn't what is harmed by goto, nor does "using ncurses" imply any interaction with goto at all. Muhammad Ali was a good boxer. He was Muslim. Am I to conclude that one must be Muslim to be a good boxer, now? Yes, ncurses is a good program. Yes it uses goto. But that doesn't imply that goto is necessary to it being a good program. Or that it is even a mildy efficient way of doing well. (Especially not when there is a whole universe of alternatives.) If you're going to defend goto (and there are reasons to do this) you should probably do so without employing such blatant logical fallacies. It's irresponsible and detracts from your point.