On Fri, 2009-04-10 at 10:32 -0500, Dave Ihnat wrote: > On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 11:07:00AM -0400, James Kosin wrote: > > Actually, GOTO was very heavily in BASIC programming language. There > > was no idea of statement blocks back then. > > It may be the only language at the time where it isn't considered taboo. > > That's been a bone of contention for, literally now, decades. "Goto" > isn't _taboo_, as such. It's misuse/overuse is taboo. > > The purpose of deprecating use of goto was to avoid the spaghetti code > that was so prevalent, especially in C. HOWEVER, blind adherence to > avoidance of the use of a strategically placed goto can result in > equally obscure code. This is typically seen in deeply nested if > statements; I've seen nests 10 and 15-levels deep that would have been > far more clear if a simple error-condition goto to the end of the nest > had been implemented. > > I remember a Master Chief Petty Officer in the Navy when I was a lowly > Middie 3C. He'd just done something that was Stricly Forbidden, and I > asked him--very tentatively; you treat Master Chiefs with respect just > below that of Captain, if that--if what he'd done was by the regs. > > "Nope. There are Rules, and they're good 'uns. Follow them." > > But...you just... > > "Rules are good. You gotta know when to follow 'em, and when not to. > You don't know enough yet to know when not to follow 'em, so follow > 'em." > > It's been good advice for these past 30 years. > As an retire Navy Chief, I'll second that advice. Thanks for the great memories and a chuckle. Regards, Les Howell ETC USN (Ret.) -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
