Please remove the GOTO instruction ti-nspire

→ **MyCalcs** profile · by **compsystems** » 20 Feb 2016, 03:36

Please remove the GOTO instruction, this instruction creates a bad programming practice, also not needed
An article I wrote

http://www.todopic.com.ar/foros/index.p ... 383867#new

My calculator programs · by **Adriweb** » 20 Feb 2016, 03:38

Oh well, on the TI-Nspire, it's really not used often, contrary to the z80 devices.

Removing it would create compatibility issues, though

So... TI could just advise against using it (if they're not already)

→ **MyCalcs** profile · by **compsystems** » 20 Feb 2016, 03:47

Sorry for my bad English

Java has not a GOTO instruction, and nor will never have, millions of programmers in 20 years, have never needed, delete GOTO and recover commands handling pixles (TI68k), restore command dialog boxes, but without Gotos

→ **MyCalcs** profile · by **Lionel Debroux** » 20 Feb 2016, 08:27

Cleanliness (or at least, some idea of that concept...) is one thing, but efficiency is another one

High-level exception handling, which is one of the ways to work around lack of goto in those languages that have chosen to cripple themselves, has measurable cost in terms of both speed and size. Therefore, goto still reigns supreme in efficient C (Linux kernel and many other tools) and C++, for programs that are made by millions of developers and used by bilions of users.