🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <1992Nov12.200950.8846@newshost.lanl.gov> jlg@cochiti.lanl.gov (J. Giles) writes:

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>C.A.R. Hoare proved that the concepts of pointers and GOTOs are
>*isomorphic* - which is a lot stronger than a mere analogy.  The
>consequence of this observation is that *any* valid argument against
>GOTOs is equally valid against pointers.  Period.  As I keep saying,
>you cannot do any coding at all without GOTOs, it's just that most 
>of the ones you use are hidden under an interface (IF/ELSE, DO/ENDDO,
>SELECT/CASE, procedure calls, etc.) which capture the *specific* semantics
>of the flow control the user has in mind.  The same kinds of interfaces
>need to be designed and applied to data structures to eliminate *raw*
>pointer instances.

Why do some people find it necessary to hide simple devices under 
interfaces?  The insistence on the use of these interfaces is like
the joke about the mathematician who pours the water out of the bucket
and turns off the stove to reduce the problem to the previous case.


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