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by qsera 123 days ago
It is not. That `GOTO` makes things hard does not shift it to some unrelated category.

> The funny thing is that exceptions are just fancy goto

Not even close.

>I like to compare it to building a shed with power tools versus only a screwdriver.

That analogy is completely wrong in the context.

> it's not intuitive at all.

It is completely intuitive, while the "modern" languages with "helpful" magic is not.

>C is a language that already makes use of implicit control flow A LOT.

> implicit

I don't think it means what you think it means. At least the examples you mention does not justify it.

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None of these were arguments. You just said "nuh uh" in more words, which is really just a waste of storage.
>which is really just a waste of storage.

It is, if you choose not to think about those nuh uhs.