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From: gateley@m2.csc.ti.com (John Gateley)
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Subject: Re: The "evil" GOTO (Was: 25 Years of BASIC)
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Date: 12 May 89 04:09:45 GMT
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I haven't seen anybody mention what I consider to be the most valid
use of goto: implementing new control structures. For languages without
coroutines, a sufficiently powerful goto can be used to implement them.
This is true for any new control structure.

John
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