Path: utzoo!yunexus!geac!daveb From: daveb@geac.UUCP (David Collier-Brown) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: gotos Message-ID: <2651@geac.UUCP> Date: 25 Apr 88 17:15:24 GMT Article-I.D.: geac.2651 Posted: Mon Apr 25 13:15:24 1988 References: <1988Apr11.201934.20594@utzoo.uucp> <451@goofy.megatest.UUCP> <993@micomvax.UUCP> Reply-To: daveb@geac.UUCP (David Collier-Brown) Organization: The Geac GOTO-User's Deaprtment. Lines: 22 >In article <451@goofy.megatest.UUCP> djones@megatest.UUCP (Dave Jones) writes: >>Mr Spencer, Mr. David Brown, and the loquacious Mr. Gwyn all say straight >>out that I am an advocate of the use of the goto statement. >>But I never once in any of my postings endorsed the use of the goto >>statement! You may verify as much if you will reread the postings. Point of fact: My name is Collier-Brown (just ask Joyce!). Point of fact: I'm the guy who said Dave Jones condoned gotos, and said Henry Spencer could fine me when I used them. Point of order: Its OK to get mad at me, I have a relatively thick skin. (I have to, I still use gotos for things (:-)). --dave (My first language was FORTRAN II) c-b -- David Collier-Brown. {mnetor yunexus utgpu}!geac!daveb Geac Computers International Inc., | Computer Science loses its 350 Steelcase Road,Markham, Ontario, | memory (if not its mind) CANADA, L3R 1B3 (416) 475-0525 x3279 | every 6 months.