Exceptions are a goto, but to make it worse, they're hidden behind several layers of code and happen completely unexpected. Say NO to exceptions.
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exec("/proc/self/exe", ...) is a good one. The hate for goto in C/C++ is totally exaggerated. All the terrible ways to screw yourself with goto have been removed, and moved into exceptions. Unless you write 1kloc long functions, a goto target is always in sight.
I personally use gotos relatively often, mostly for stuff like breaking out of multiple loop levels. I almost never feel guilty for using gotos. My rules of thumb: • goto downwards (not skipping constructors) are mostly fine • think twice about goto upwards (it may be a loop)
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I used to think goto's were bad. Then I started reading Linux kernel code.
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Seconded. I've seen quite reasonable use of gotos in kernel module init and teardown routines.
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