4 forgotten code constructs: time to revisit the past?
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And goto? "X considered harmful" is a pervasive meme. Does anybody really not know that X was originally goto?
And eval? Even if your language doesn't support it, surely the idea is obvious? "Man, I sure could get out of this tight spot if my program could write another program and evaluate it!"
Am I living under some kind of weird rock, where I find the suggestion that these are forgotten language constructs deeply disturbing? Come on, internet! Argue with me! I'm feeling punchy.
> Does anybody really not know that X was originally goto?
The original "goto considered harmful" paper was very much tongue-in-cheek.