The problem of declaring a variable in a block I can appreciate as valid.

We disagree though on the code which, when turned into nested loops becomes very deep. That is a code smell that tells me that something should probably be rewritten. Obscuring that problem by using gotos just compounds the problem. I would therefore like to see the ugliness of the structure made as apparent as possible, as a prelude to figuring out whether you can rewrite it.

Perhaps we work on very different things. But I have never once used goto other than the goto &foo; form in anything outside of play code in Perl. And I think it unlikely that I ever will. (Though I would use it in C++.)

You may wish to read Re (tilly) 4: Paradigm Shift - when to use goto for an explanation of where I theoretically would use goto. Note that this is theoretical since I have not personally needed it. (Other than for removing the current stack from from the stack.)

Incidentally I am amused to see goto defended by a fan of a language without goto. :-)

In reply to Re^5: GOTO or not GOTO by tilly
in thread GOTO or not GOTO by jflevi

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