Re: [ANN] Lua 5.2.0 (beta-rc1) now available

[David Given <dg@...>]

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On 14/06/11 22:05, Pierre-Yves Gérardy wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 22:49, Roberto Ierusalimschy
> <roberto@inf.puc-rio.br> wrote:
>> Then should you be able to jump into a block?
> 
> Oh please, no! As much as gotos within a block or to and enclosing
> block can sometimes improve the readability, jumps into a block would
> IMO always make the code flow more complex.

I'm quite happy with gotos the way they are --- the rules are simple,
the logic is clear, and there's enough safety to prevent me from
shooting my foot off while also giving me enough rope to hang myself.
Which is what goto is *for*, after all; it's the tool you use when all
else fails...

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