On Sat, 25 Dec 2010 14:03:42 -0800 Walter Bright <newshou...@digitalmars.com> wrote:
> bearophile wrote: > > Structured programming is good because it usually helps code readability. > > But > > it's not Verb, so in some less common cases a goto, break or continue help > > improve the code. > > > > Misra C Rules totally forbid break and continue, but more human coding > > guidelines just suggest to avoid them when possible, they are not evil. > > > I thought the idea that break and continue were bad died about 25 years ago. > Pascal didn't allow them, and pretty much everyone hated the workaround of > having to use flag variables. Sure, they're both equivalent to a goto. But what they mean makes sense, and it's clear. As you say, workarounds have always been ugly. For me, _that_ is important. Denis -- -- -- -- -- -- -- vit esse estrany ☣ spir.wikidot.com
