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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: C23 thoughts and opinions - why so conservative?
Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 05:42:41 -0000 (UTC)
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On Fri, 24 May 2024 06:38:18 +0100, Malcolm McLean wrote:

> On 24/05/2024 02:06, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 24 May 2024 00:34:24 +0300, Michael S wrote:
>> 
>>> On Thu, 23 May 2024 22:10:22 +0200 David Brown
>>> <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:
>>>
>>>> What program control construct would you like?
>>>>
>>> Ability to break from nested loops.
>> 
>> At least 90% of the time, when I want to exit from an inner loop in C,
>> there will be some kind of cleanup I need to do in the outer loop
>> before that can exit too. So the ability to jump straight out will
>> rarely be used.
> 
> goto gives you the functionality you require.

I avoid those. I structure my code like a Nassi-Shneiderman diagram, where 
each block has one entrance at the top, and one exit at the bottom. Easier 
to keep track of error conditions and cleanups that way.