[sf-perl] Opinions on: next LABEL;

Rich Morin rdm at cfcl.com
Wed May 11 11:47:41 PDT 2005


next ne goto

Seriously, a labeled next may look like a goto, but it is tightly
bounded on where it can go, so (IMHO) it's just fine.

That said, I'm willing to use an occasional goto if the structure
of the program seems to demand it.  Structured programming (like
OOP) is a tool, not a goal.

-r
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