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From: cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross)
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Subject: Re: Taming The Switch-Statement
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:03:59 -0000 (UTC)
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In article <20261010220212.000063fd@yahoo.com>,
Michael S  <already5chosen@yahoo.com> wrote:
>On Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:08:20 +0200
>Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2026-10-10 15:11, bart wrote:
>> > 
>> > Well, Algol 68 doesn't even have 'break'. For unusual control-flow
>> > it needs goto.  
>> 
>> Yes. - And while "C" has 'goto' as well it also supports 'break' for
>> some purposes; e.g. as a loop-exit, so it makes sense to reuse that
>> keyword for other purposes as in 'switch' where it's been useful.
>>
>
>After practicing C programming for more than 35 years I am deeply
>convinced that reuse of the same 'break' keyword for loops and for
>switch was a mistake. But then again, DRM did not have a benefit
>of hindsight.

Perhaps you mean "DMR", aka, Dennis Ritchie.

	- Dan C.