← Back to context Comment by pasquinelli 9 hours ago even smart people say dumb things sometimes. 3 comments pasquinelli Reply voidUpdate 5 hours ago like "goto considered harmful" when all assembly language depends on it benj111 1 hour ago In context though, it was trying to move standards forward.Look at how acceptable C has changed over the years.In ye old days it was acceptable to just read in any old text without checking bounds, now that is considered harmful.There are still use cases for hairier parts of C, but that doesn't mean they should be used all the time. Same with goto. mcabert321 4 hours ago [dead]
voidUpdate 5 hours ago like "goto considered harmful" when all assembly language depends on it benj111 1 hour ago In context though, it was trying to move standards forward.Look at how acceptable C has changed over the years.In ye old days it was acceptable to just read in any old text without checking bounds, now that is considered harmful.There are still use cases for hairier parts of C, but that doesn't mean they should be used all the time. Same with goto.
benj111 1 hour ago In context though, it was trying to move standards forward.Look at how acceptable C has changed over the years.In ye old days it was acceptable to just read in any old text without checking bounds, now that is considered harmful.There are still use cases for hairier parts of C, but that doesn't mean they should be used all the time. Same with goto.
like "goto considered harmful" when all assembly language depends on it
In context though, it was trying to move standards forward.
Look at how acceptable C has changed over the years.
In ye old days it was acceptable to just read in any old text without checking bounds, now that is considered harmful.
There are still use cases for hairier parts of C, but that doesn't mean they should be used all the time. Same with goto.
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