http://4thmouse.com/index.php/2008/03/15/why-c-switch-statements-should-go-the-way-of-the-goto/ Software Engineering. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:53:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://4thmouse.com/index.php/2008/03/15/why-c-switch-statements-should-go-the-way-of-the-goto/comment-page-1/#comment-196 mike Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:44:05 +0000 http://4thmouse.com/index.php/2008/03/15/why-c-switch-statements-should-go-the-way-of-the-goto/#comment-196 Perhaps I should have said "C-style" switch statements. I have no problem with the idea of <i>a</i> switch statement, I just think C did it in a way that encourages programmer error and there isn't any good reason to keep copying that style into other languages. Perhaps I should have said “C-style” switch statements. I have no problem with the idea of a switch statement, I just think C did it in a way that encourages programmer error and there isn’t any good reason to keep copying that style into other languages.

]]> http://4thmouse.com/index.php/2008/03/15/why-c-switch-statements-should-go-the-way-of-the-goto/comment-page-1/#comment-195 mike L. Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:36:50 +0000 http://4thmouse.com/index.php/2008/03/15/why-c-switch-statements-should-go-the-way-of-the-goto/#comment-195 Come on! switch/break is the lazy mans if/elseif statement. don't forget perl and php. Its also good for building strings... Come on! switch/break is the lazy mans if/elseif statement. don’t forget perl and php. Its also good for building strings…

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