'goto" gone from computer languages or is it! - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

12 May 2005

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Subject: Re: 'goto" gone from computer languages or is it!
   From: John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com>
   Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 13:15:11 -0500
     To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
At 12:56 PM 5/12/2005, Allison wrote:
 Often reading it is the challenge.  Goto within a
subroutine
usually reads fine.  Its when there are subs within Loop/whiles
get mixed with gotos.  
Even BASIC has a call stack that will eventually overflow.

However, GOTO is not a CALL.  GOSUB can kill the stack.
Allison