@qntm I think that for novices with rudimentary understanding of programming (like Dijkstra) GOTO was a relatable way of attacking BASIC.
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@qntm Yes. He is still incorrect! The industry moved on, and he is dead. I will harp on it until people stop citing him.
@rhymebyter Am I understanding this? Dijkstra: "GOTO in languages other than asm is bad", you: "GOTO in asm is good, therefore GOTO is good"
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@qntm Given that you respond to each of my responses with a question, I am tired of answering you as you get no closer to resolution. -
@rhymebyter I mean if you wanted to argue in favour of URLs as GOTOs, why not link to NPM itself, or a case where NPM worked great
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@qntm Well, it exists in MANY things other than asm, and works just fine, everyone depends on it even if they don't realize it. -
@rhymebyter Then why did you bring up assembly? C would be a better counterexample, GOTO finds real use there because no exceptions
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