[Stackless] [Fwd: Wtrlt: Antw: Re: implementation of 'goto' for stackless python]

Christian Tismer tismer at stackless.com
Sat Mar 28 00:32:22 CET 2009


On 3/27/09 8:40 PM, Richard Tew wrote:
> 2009/3/27 Phoenix Sol<phoenix at burninglabs.com>:
>> Gee, just thinking about goto brings back childhood headaches from all that
>> horrible BASIC on the Commodore64  ;-)
>>
>> Please, someone explain why in the world you would want to use goto in
>> Python ?!
>
> Personal preference.  Not believing the "goto considered harmful" hype.

Goto is for kids.

The meliorated goto is the well-known
continuation, where a god-damned nono
a.k.a goto is turned into an expression
for the uncomputed future.

"""
we managed to create butter from shit.
Consistency is perfect.
The weak point is taste, still.
"""
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