Re: GOTO controversy

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From: Lawrence Kirby
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 01:21

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In article <NICKB.96Mar22141650@abel.harlqn.co.uk>
           nickb@harlequin.co.uk "Nick Barnes" writes:

>In article <4isrhqINNpol@keats.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca> c2a192@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca (Kazimir
> Kylheku) writes:
>
>   recursion! ouch! I'd hate to do a no_loop(1,1000000000);
>
>Only because you are not familiar with compilers which perform
>tail-recursion elimination.

More to the point I am familiar with compiler (certainly C compilers) that
don't perform tail-recursion elimination. While any such compilers are
a possibility the recursive approach is trouble.

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From: Lawrence Kirby <fred@genesis.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: GOTO controversy
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