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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] GOTO operator
From: lpedretti@suserver.com (Leonardo Pedretti)

Goto is somewhat equivalent to 'case' combined with using 'continue' in loo=
ps.=20
More precisely, this 2 language constructions are the 'goto' implementation=
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with a different name so that Dijkstra does not get back from the grave to=
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punish us =3DD
It is true that goto is a little 'off-paradigm' in OOP and truly structured=
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languages, however, the point is this: sometimes continue and case produce=
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code that is not so clear and small at the same time as a little well used=
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goto. BUT goto allows non experienced or not well educated programmers to=20
begin writing horrible and totally unstructured code, and go further=20
developing bad programming habits... IMHO, would php be a more restrictive=
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language (strongly typed, or something alike) I would be totally and=20
unconditionally on for a goto addon. However, i see the bad habits and bad=
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code promotion as something that should be very carefully noted before=20
deciding whether to apply it or not.
I hope i have added some good points to help make the consideration deeper =
and=20
better =3D)

Regards
Leo


On Wednesday 28 July 2004 23:12, Sara Golemon wrote:
> I wrote up a patch for implementing gotos in php scripts a couple months
> ago as an exercise in working with the Zend engine.  I put it aside
> assuming noone would actually want it, but Wez and Ilia convinced me to
> post it for consideration:
>
> Description:
> http://pecl.org
>
> Patch:
> http://pecl.org/patches/opcode_goto_5.1.0.diff
>
> Talk amongst yourselves...
>
> -Sara

=2D-=20

Leonardo Pedretti
Axon Sistemas
L=EDder de Equipo Proyecto Basalto