Re: How to eliminate GOTO?

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From: Goran Larsson
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 11:43

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In article <41iebe$kec@news0.rain.rg.net> Paul Long <plong@perf.com> writes:
| FWIW, PL/I uses the keyword, leave. At some point in its evolution, a number
| was allowed to follow the keyword that specifies the number of loops to leave,
| e.g., leave 2.

What a disaster. That is even more dangerous than goto!
Add a new loop nesting and you have to locate all affected leaves.
If you forget one -> a total mess...

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From: hoh@lorelei.approve.se (Goran Larsson)
Subject: Re: How to eliminate GOTO?
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Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 11:43:23 GMT

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