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<node id="8035" title="RE: Number of times I've used goto in Perl" created="2000-04-19 14:51:22" updated="2005-08-11 01:58:52">
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Simplicus</author>
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I only used goto once in my life (explicitly)(I'm not counting uses of goto made by others in packages or modules I have included. I'm not a snob, I've just never found it useful. A language construct should clarify, not obfuscate, and goto almost always "spaghettifies" the code. &lt;BR&gt;
If someone can come up with an example of an instance where goto is necessary for the purpose of clarification in code, I'd love to see it.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;Simplicus&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/B&gt;</field>
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