ext_5363 ([identity profile] selenite.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] telophase 2015-05-15 11:10 pm (UTC)

I once encountered a chunk of FORTRAN IV code . . . 22 lines, all IFs and GOTOs. Control never left that block. Wound up drawing a large diagram. Two hours later: "Oh! It's a CASE statement."

Since then I've realized you can do any control structure with IFs and GOTOs, but you don't want to.

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