I read this before, worth reading again 
On Jul 9, 2018, at 10:16 AM, xxxxx@gmail.com wrote:
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> The Linux kernel has some 100,000 goto references. The Goto wars have been around since the late 60’s.
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> I use them, but rarely. I don’t go out of my way to code around them. They just happen when they need to happen.
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> This is a fun read: http://wiki.c2.com/?GotoConsideredHarmful http:
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> On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 5:15 AM xxxxx@gmail.com mailto:xxxxx > wrote:
> > some people are just too dumb to see the advantages that goto statement offers
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> Fair enough, but if you read the tone of my post I did not say goto never makes sense, just that I personally have never used it and that pretty much everyone seems to be taught goto is evil. Personally, I would be willing to entertain valid usages. I think it must exist in multiple languages for a reason.
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> > if(status) goto done;
> > Which of them do you think is easier to read and maintain???
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> I have seen code like this before. I personally prefer nested if’s to facilitate cleanup lining up clearly through horizontal indentation. Both approaches I think are ugly. It’s a developer decision. C++ Exceptions would solve this elegantly however.
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