From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Subject: Re: [9fans] Sam question
From: bwc@borf.com
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Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 11:05:27 -0400
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> I believe "goto" was retained in C for the benefit of code
> generators.

Then you never read any of Ken Thompson's code.  Goto is i C
because is was used!  I suspect Ken, Dennis and friends did
suffer from `goto phobia'.

Besides, every statement has an implied `goto' to the 
next statement :)

Does anyone have the Knuth reference on this subject?

  Brantley