Re: [ros-dev] Re: [ros-svn] [gdalsnes] 18113:-reorderInsertXscendingOrder macro argument order and update uses

[crashofurit]

My question is: Why repeat the error exit code again and again? If used
wisely, using goto statements can reduce the in a function by a few bytes
and reduce the number of points of change. Intead of having to look for all
the error code scattered in a function, the error code is in one spot where
you don't have to change sevel lines of code scadered throughout a fuction
just to change the exiting behavior.
 "Crashfourit"
 On 9/28/05, Richard Campbell <eek2121(a)comcast.net> wrote:
>  
>  Hate to throw my 2 cents in, but why use macros or goto statements at
>  all? None of the demonstrated code actually needs a goto statement to
>  work. Granted i've not seen the actual offensive code , but all
>  examples here can be written without goto statements or macros. Why
>  bother using either? At any rate, i'm inclined to agree that macros are
>  a bad idea. Hiding a mess behind a preprocessor is considered bad
>  coding practice.
>
>  Richard
>
>  Gunnar Dalsnes wrote:
>
> >  
> > > >   Yes, but
> > > > how is this different from someone not
> > > >  knowing/understanding that a finally block is called when returning
> > > >  from a try block? 
> > >
> > >
> > >  That's a compiler language feature. That's like saying that learning
> > >  some 3rd party macro is equivalent to what operator new does in C++. 
> >
> >  The new operator is just a word as anything else. Just because its a
> >  compiler feature doesnt make it "magic". It just means that every C++
> >  compiler should reserve and support it just like we can say ReactOS
> >  reserve and support Xxx for usage Xxx. And you can overload new u
> >  know. Then you never know what it _really_ does;-P
> >
> > >   
> > >   
> > > I also learnt and remember English.
> > But I chose not to learn 
>  Zimbabwean.
> >  
> >
> >  It this context it would be "Zimbabwean sound so weird I refuse to
> >  learn it. Zimbabwean is flawed and ppl should stop speaking it. They
> >  should learn English instead so I can understand them."
> >
> > >   
> > >   
> > > instead of having the cleanup code
> > quadriplicated.
> >
> >
> >  At least we agree on something.
> >
> >  So then Im free to apply that schema thruout ros? Or will I then get:
> >  "gotos sux", "please dont do this", "it looks so ugly",
> > "i refuse to
> >  do it this way" etc?
> >
> > >   
> > >  
> > > That's really a flawed statement. Learning and using these macros
> > > won't change their inner deficiencies as being flow control macros.
> >
> >
> >  They are just as deficient as the goto example you showed ei. 
>  equivalent.
> >  
> > >   Learning and using them will just propagate a
> > > frowned-upon
> > >  programming practice. 
> >
> >  Just because someone else says you should do so doesnt make it right.
> >  Thinking for urself (open mind) and not caring about what others says
> >  ("the standard") can be a relief.
> >
> > >   Your argument is much like saying "I'm
> > > sure if you all used
> > >  uninitialized variables you'll like them". 
> >
> >  It depends. In Java they would;-P
> >
> > >  
> > > > 
> >  G.
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