Re: Joy of this, Joy of that

On 11/21/24 6:50 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:14:45 +0000, Pancho wrote:
 

The idea was not to
eliminate jumps but to impose a structure upon them. So much of good
programming is imposing structure, imposing good practice rules to make
the code more understandable, more manageable.

 Also, when you have a lot of dynamic memory allocation going on, a
structured discipline helps reduce the chances of common errors like
double-frees or memory leaks.
 <https://gitlab.com/ldo/a_structured_discipline_of_programming/>
 

   Quite true. Dynamic alloc is powerful, but can also
   be a powerful driver of horrible FAULTS. Gotta keep
   close track !
   But, if smart, less-structured CAN be made right.
   Today, I'd rec "structured" for a number of reasons,
   but we didn't always have that sort of luxury in
   abundance.
   Still don't love "object" ... gimme something closer
   to K&R instead  :-)