Re: GOTO single exit point (was: Re: How to eliminate GOTO?)

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From: Michael Cook
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 1995 23:50

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>>>>> "CRV" == Christopher R Volpe <volpe@bart.crd.ge.com> writes:

 CRV> Notice how the diagnostics grow further and further away from the test
 CRV> which causes them to be produced? This is what I find difficult to
 CRV> follow. I don't know about you, but I've shot myself in the foot on more
 CRV> than one occasion as a result of having one too many or one too few
 CRV> closing braces deeply nested. I find it much easier to follow code that
 CRV> doesn't have five levels of indentation.

I agree entirely.  The argument "a program with a single return path is
simpler than a program with multiple return paths" is a specious argument.  A
program that uses short-circuiting for the error paths is generally more
maintainable.

(Followups redirected.)

Michael.

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From: Michael Cook <mcook@cognex.com>
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Subject: Re: GOTO single exit point (was: Re: How to eliminate GOTO?)
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