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Re:Meta’s Microservice Architecture [pdf] by gjvc on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @06:18AM (#36678868)
> Almost everything is a "rebranded goto". Functions, conditions, iteration, break/continue.

That's like saying all maths is just the application of addition.

Re:Meta’s Microservice Architecture [pdf] by ubercore on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @06:37AM (#36679028)
I think that's the point -- it's nearly as useless to call throw/catch a rebranded goto as it is anything else.
Re:Meta’s Microservice Architecture [pdf] by whstl on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @07:57AM (#36679723)
Yeah. It’s a useless pedantism that serves no purpose in most discussions.

That’s what I have “rebranded goto” in quotes. And that’s what I address in the second paragraph.

Re:Meta’s Microservice Architecture [pdf] by gjvc on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @11:47AM (#36696375)
it failed to satisfy me