Comment by benj111
6 hours ago
On the other hand some people have things to ward off evil demons, and aren't bothered by evil demons.
The parent has actually done the thing, and found no issues, I don't think you can hand wave that away with a biased metaphor.
Otherwise you get 'Goto considered harmful' and people not using it even when it fits.
As proven by many languages without native support for plain old goto, it isn't really required when proper structured programming constructs are available, even if it happens to be a goto under the hood, managed by the compiler.
My point is it's bad debating style. 'Everyone knows C is bad for all kinds of reasons ergo, even when someone presents their own actual experience, I can respond with a refrain that sounds good'
Not using goto because you've heard it's always bad is the same kind of thing. Yes it has issues, but that isn't a reason to brush anyone off that have actual valid uses for it.
Since I am coding since 1986, lets say I have plenty of experience with goto in various places myself.