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Re: The goto statement in PHP

From Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.php
Subject Re: The goto statement in PHP
Date 2014-05-06 00:57 +0000
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
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richard <noreply@example.com> wrote in news:5a5ko3egtigm$.hpt5q76uozk1$.dlg@
40tude.net:

> Yeah I know. I've heard it a zillion times before.
> "Any language that uses a 'goto' is one that is screwed up".
> But hey, there are times when the evil is required.

Actually, no, it is not. It was mathematically proven some fifty years ago that GOTO is never 
necessary. Google "Dykstra" for more information.

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The goto statement in PHP richard <noreply@example.com> - 2014-05-05 09:50 -0400
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        Re: The goto statement in PHP Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-05-05 16:44 +0100
      Re: The goto statement in PHP Doug Miller <doug_at_milmac_dot_com@example.com> - 2014-05-06 00:57 +0000
        Re: The goto statement in PHP Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2014-05-05 19:06 -0700
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