goto statement

[Reinhold Birkenfeld]

Grant Edwards wrote:
> On 2005-04-21, Sergei Organov <osv at javad.ru> wrote:
>> Grant Edwards <grante at visi.com> writes:
>>
>>> On 2005-04-21, Peter Maas <peter at somewhere.com> wrote:
>>> > Maxim Kasimov schrieb:
>>> >> but what if i just can't to do this becouse i'm working thrue ssh, and 
>>> >> have to use only installed editors (such as vi)
>>> >
>>> > - at first line of block enter: ma (mark line as 'a')
>>> > - go to last line of block
>>> > - enter :'a,.s/^/###/ (insert 3 comment chars at begin of line,
>>> >    starting from line marked as 'a' to current line)
>>> 
>>> Sure, but what about the case where his program is on paper
>>> tape and all he has for an editor is an ice pick?
>>
>> Then inserting goto doesn't seem to be an acceptable option either ;)
> 
> Scissors, tape, and a box full of prepunched "goto" and "label"
> statements.  Of course you could do the same with a bunch of
> pre-punched """ tape-chunks.

Why? You just cut out the piece of paper you want to comment, put it in
your drawer labeled "comments", and insert it again when you need it.

Reinhold