Re: Why is GOTO bad?

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But I realise what you are saying: It is not extendable and a scheme with
BREAK label or BREAK n is more flexible working with _ALL_ types of loop.
Having said that, what real difference is there between "BREAK label" and
"GOTO label"? Nothing at all.

That's not true. With break label you can't accidentally jump inside
another loop, which is the reason goto is considered bad I believe (I'm no
computer scientist).

Good point. I forgot about that. Well all my uses of GOTO are to jump out,
never to jump in. It is always to escape something.
So in that sense, this use of GOTO is disciplined.

Stephen Howe


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