Re:Most Influential Papers in Computer Science History
by chris12321 on Thursday January 23, 2025 @04:30AM
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How does a modern goto differ from a traditional goto?
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Re:Most Influential Papers in Computer Science History
by Sharlin on Thursday January 23, 2025 @04:54AM
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"Modern" goto (well, there aren't many modern languages with goto, but anyway) is semi-structured. Most importantly, it's local: you cannot jump into or out of subroutines, which was Dijkstra's major peeve. Using goto for backwards jumps is also usually discouraged post-Dijkstra.