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From: kannan@babcock.cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (R. Kannan)
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Subject: Re: The "evil" GOTO (Was: 25 Years of BASIC)
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Date: 27 May 89 17:40:10 GMT
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From article <1814@ubu.warwick.UUCP>, by mirk@warwick.UUCP (Mike Taylor):
> In article <3, I think> gould@rosemary.cs.reading.ac.uk (Adrian Gould) writes:
>> Lets eradicate the GOTO from all languages.
> 
> I hate it when people say things like that; As if you can just wave a
> magic wand over a language by excising GOTO, and everything will be
> alright.  Listen, just 'cause Quiche-eater Wirth connected GOTOs with

> Mike Taylor - {Christ,M{athemat,us}ic}ian ...  Email to: mirk@uk.ac.warwick.cs
> Unkle Mirk sez: "G G7/B C F G G7/B B7 Em; Dm7 G7/B C Gdim7 G D C Gdim7 G D Cm"
Dear Dr. Mike Taylor,
I agree 100% that GOTO has been subject to very unfair criticism. The 
example you have given, does good. But your comparison with Ada
exception handling feature really is completely out of line.

	Can you clarify further, why Ada exception handling should be
considered just as another glorified GOTO package.

Please educate me in this regard.

--kannan