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by pjungwir 4143 days ago
> Nobody programs like that for their entire program.

That's exactly how I programmed when I was learning BASIC in elementary school. :-) I still remember my friend trying in vain to explain what a FOR loop did, and I remember when it finally occurred to me why GOSUB/RETURN wasn't pointless. It really makes me appreciate structured programming!