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Article #301Re: GOTO in Logo
From: Dave Wyble
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 14:08
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 14:08
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In article 12388@softwords.bc.ca, rslade@cue.bc.ca (Rob Slade) writes: [some deleted] >One of the chief benefits of Logo, in my experience, is that the use of it >somehow improves and directs programming "style", regardless of the prior >experience with other languages. I have not analysed this in detail, but >I firmly believe that the programming "contructs" (and syntax) of Logo have >a lot to do with it, including the absence of GOTO. I am new to Logo, but feel justified in commenting here. The use (even the existence) of a GOTO statement has been thoroughly discussed on other groups with reference to programming languages in general. The conclusion is always the same: GOTO's don't write spaghetti code, PROGRAMMERS write spaghetti code. I understand, you don't want to encourage the use of a goto. I simply feel that the exclusion of a GOTO statement will in now way enhance the programming style. Dave Wyble Xerox Corp drw.wbst147@xerox.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!biosci!parc!rocksanne!spectrum!wyble From: wyble@spectrum.xerox.com (Dave Wyble) Newsgroups: comp.lang.logo Subject: Re: GOTO in Logo Message-ID: <1992Dec12.140849.3416@spectrum.xerox.com> Date: 12 Dec 92 14:08:49 GMT References: <rslade@cue.bc.ca> Sender: news@spectrum.xerox.com Reply-To: wyble.wbst147@xerox.com Organization: Xerox Lines: 24