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0 pointsClubber8y ago0 comments

Goto is often used in assembler and low level C code that essentially mocks assembler, but spaghetti for procedural and OOP styles.

I actually found a goto in a C# project I took over this year and one of the first things I did was change it to a while loop with a break.

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IWeldMelons8y ago

goto is used in pure c code as a substitute to exceptions, to prevent unnecessary repetition of the resource deallocation code. Even in C++ code, it is often way faster than exceptions. Goto is not scary.

stochastic_monk8y ago

The point is that exceptions should be used for exceptional cases only.

Most situations (e.g., early returns) for which resource management would be handled by a goto are already addressed by RAII.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

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IWeldMelons8y ago

stochastic_monk8y ago

The point is that exceptions should be used for exceptional cases only.

Most situations (e.g., early returns) for which resource management would be handled by a goto are already addressed by RAII.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse