Re: BBC BASIC for Windows version 5.70a released

On Sep 2, 10:21 pm, Happy Trails <nom...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Why do you start a new thread?

I did not, I simply replied.  It appears in the same thread on Google
Groups.  I expect your newsreader put it in a separate thread because
I trimmed the newsgroups list (it ought to be trimmed more, but I
don't know which one you're reading).

> Why someone of your experience would still maintain to this
> day the puerile attitude that software is "better" without GOTO's is
> beyond comprehension

The use of GOTOs doesn't necessarily mean a program is poorly
structured, but they certainly make it easier to write bad programs.
I find that the discipline of not using GOTOs forces me to think more
carefully about the structure, with the result being a better
program.  In fact the only time I have used a GOTO is in a test
program to check that GOTOs work!

Incidentally in BBC BASIC GOTOs are quite slow.  Nevertheless it is
*your* choice whether to use them.

> What do you mean by "...but the implementation is minimal and not
> intended for use in new programs"?

There are some limitations in the BB4W implementation of labels:

1.  All labels are global.
2.  Labels share the same namespace with variables.
3.  You cannot use labels in library modules.

> I almost started looking for that "send my 30 quid" page, until I saw
> this nonsense.

Please don't waste your money on something you're probably not going
to like.  That's what the (free) evaluation version is for; it is
fully functional apart from the limited user memory and no
'compiler'.  Try that first; the last thing I want is unhappy
customers!

Richard.
http://www.rtrussell.co.uk/
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