Chris Huff wrote:
> 
> In article <38c9e8bc@news.povray.org>, "Mark Wagner"
> <mar### [at] gtenet> wrote:
> 
> > In "The Art of Computer  Programming", Knuth uses a GOTO in one of the
> > algorithms, simplifying things greatly.
> 
> That was one case, out out of how many switch and if-then-else
> statements? The goto statment is very rarely needed, I don't think we
> are likely to run across one of those cases in something like POV.
> And like Jon Cruz said, "Only for the advanced.". Since I don't consider
> myself advanced, I just avoid it like the plague. I have yet to run
> across a situation I need it...

Strangely the GOTO command is one of the few in Qbasic I ever understood
how to use successfully... Imagine that !

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