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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] GOTO operator
From: lester@lsces.co.uk (Lester Caine)

Edin Kadribasic wrote:

>> However, I think before talking about implementation, we need to 
>> decide if goto is really good for PHP.
> 
> As I mentioned earlier, goto is one of the few features that I really 
> missed in the language for the past several years I've been using PHP. 
> We can debate until the end of time about it, but the fact is that it 
> can be a very useful tool.

As long as it is not also a useful tool for hacking - GOTO -> backdoor!

Personally I see NO advantage to GOTO in a structured language, and even 
if it is added I've learnt enough in 30 years to avoid it. Surely CASE 
is much safer and naturally 'contained'?

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Lester Caine
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