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From: west@sdcsla.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: Teaching students with GOTO - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 18-Jun-84 00:12:10 EDT
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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
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