Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site sdcsla.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!vaxine!wjh12!genrad!decvax!ucbvax!ucbcad!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcsla!west From: west@sdcsla.UUCP Newsgroups: net.lang Subject: Re: Re: Teaching students with GOTO - (nf) Message-ID: <583@sdcsla.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Jun-84 00:12:10 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcsla.583 Posted: Mon Jun 18 00:12:10 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 20-Jun-84 01:11:35 EDT References: <5806@mcvax.UUCP> <26400011@uiucdcs.UUCP> Organization: U.C. San Diego, Cognitive Science Lab Lines: 14 Granted that the "GOTO" has its place in programming (bailing out of deeply nested code when horrible things happen), I think the point of an introductory class completely disallowing the use of "GOTO"s is to force students to learn to program without them. There's nothing preventing you from using them once you start programming ``on your own'', and some people would never take the time to try avoiding "GOTO"s. Remember these restrictions are generally made only in introductory [e.g., freshman, sophomore] programming courses. -- Larry West, UC San Diego -- ucbvax!sdcsvax!sdcsla!west -- west@NPRDC