Re: I'd give my right arm for a continue statement

[joao lobato <btnfdp.lobato@...>]

On 1/22/11, Miles Bader <miles@gnu.org> wrote:
> Axel Kittenberger <axkibe@gmail.com> writes:
>> or maybe we just admit that standard continue is a good compromise
>> between more flow control while avoiding the jumping hell goto's open
>
> "ymmv"
>
> I don't use continue at all (though I use break all the time) -- though
> I of course have always known about it, it's just not a habit I ever
> really got into with C -- and I don't seem to miss it, nor do I seem to
> end up using goto as an alternative.
>
> So I tend to roll my eyes a lot when reading this threads, with people
> constantly swearing their eternal allegiance to continue.  As far as I
> can see, it's not really all that important, and certainly not worth the
> amount of hot air expended over it...
>
> -miles
>
> --
> Acquaintance, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not
> well enough to lend to.
>
>

<sarcasm>I especially like comments like "other languages have this
feature". It really sells the idea... </sarcasm>