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| From | raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) |
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| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Is this poor style? |
| Date | 2015-01-05 12:58 +0000 |
| Organization | Go wash your mouth. |
| Message-ID | <54aa8a20.9386265@news.xs4all.nl> (permalink) |
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Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> wrote: > BartC wrote: > > On 05/01/2015 00:35, Richard Heathfield wrote: > >> Whilst it is certainly true that I've heard that goto isn't good, I > >> actually have personal experience of its not being good. > > > > You might, nevertheless, prefer reading other people's code that uses > > gotos sensibly and consistently, to alternates that involve tortuous > > logic or where the action keep shifting to dozens of extra functions > > (with the complicated interfaces required to allow them to share common > > data). > > In much the same way, I'd prefer to have my leg removed by a surgeon than by > an alligator. NEVERTHELESS, keeping the leg is still the best option. Myeah, but some people get malignant tumors in their legs, or necrotising fascitis, and amputation might be the only way to save your life. In that case, I'd prefer a neat goto to a dirty use of do(0). Richard
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Is this poor style? "S.K.R. de Jong" <SKRdJ@nowhere.net> - 2015-01-04 00:46 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-03 16:58 -0800
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Re: Is this poor style? Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2015-01-04 15:10 +0000
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Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-04 07:44 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-05 00:35 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-05 01:02 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-05 01:43 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-05 11:35 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-05 12:58 +0000
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Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:22 +0100
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Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 13:08 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-08 12:54 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-01-08 14:04 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-01-07 13:57 -0800
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Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-07 21:18 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-01-07 21:28 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-06 11:28 +0000
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Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-07 16:05 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-01-08 08:29 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-12 22:08 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-24 20:35 -0700
Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-25 08:43 -0700
Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-25 16:38 -0700
Re: Is this poor style? Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-03-26 15:43 -0500
Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-28 08:57 -0700
Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-08 13:23 +1300
Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-07 16:53 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-08 14:11 +1300
Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-08 11:10 +1300
Re: Is this poor style? John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2015-01-05 15:54 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-06 11:03 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-06 11:10 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2015-01-06 06:03 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-06 14:44 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2015-01-06 09:10 -0600
Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:14 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:31 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 13:06 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 13:19 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-08 12:53 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-08 05:49 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-01-08 08:18 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-09 07:58 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-24 09:28 -0700
Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-24 13:57 -0700
Re: Is this poor style? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-25 08:28 -0700
Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-25 12:17 -0700
Re: Is this poor style? Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2015-04-05 17:03 -0700
Re: Is this poor style? John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2015-01-14 11:25 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-14 19:41 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-15 09:01 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-15 09:35 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-04 11:15 -0500
Re: Is this poor style? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-04 21:38 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? Dr Nick <nospam-4@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2015-01-05 07:27 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-05 06:33 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? Vincenzo Mercuri <nomail@yahoo.it> - 2015-01-04 18:56 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? rouben@shady.(none) (Rouben Rostamian) - 2015-01-04 18:22 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-01-04 21:35 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-01-05 10:46 +1300
Re: Is this poor style? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-04 15:36 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 12:05 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 14:18 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 14:32 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 14:37 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-05 18:23 -0500
Re: Is this poor style? Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-05 23:32 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-01-05 15:31 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? Phil Carmody <pc+usenet@asdf.org> - 2015-01-13 15:00 +0200
Re: Is this poor style? Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-01-04 15:07 -0600
Re: Is this poor style? jadill33@gmail.com - 2015-01-05 15:03 -0800
Re: Is this poor style? buja <buja66@gmail.com> - 2015-01-06 21:48 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-08 11:21 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? buja <buja66@gmail.com> - 2015-01-08 12:42 +0100
Re: Is this poor style? "S.K.R. de Jong" <SKRdJ@nowhere.net> - 2015-01-08 15:29 +0000
Re: Is this poor style? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-08 12:03 -0500
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