GOTO Considered Totally Sick (for error handling in C)
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GOTO Considered Totally Sick (for error handling in C) was first seen on Lobsters · Hottest on Oct 28, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 37 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #4 of 25, reached on Oct 28, 19:19 UTC. It is #8 right now, slipping from #6 to #8 over the last 6 checks.
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Kids these days think they invented psychedelics, bisexuality, and using gotos in C...
C is getting a Zig-like defer feature https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg14/www/docs/n3928.pdf Worth noting that Golang’s defer is different from the Zig/C version: in Golang defer is scoped to a function, whereas in Zig and C it is scoped to a block. If you defer in a loop, Golang will build up an unbounded amount…
For what it's worth, defer ends up (IMO) not cleaning up the code that much. It got standardized partly because everyone was already inventing their own versions of it with compiler extensions, so the standards committee had to chose between the language having it in a standard form or a nonstandard form. (I attended…
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Is GOTO Considered Totally Sick (for error handling in C) trending on Lobsters right now?
Yes. As of Oct 29, 10:19 UTC it is #8, slipping from #6 to #8 over the last 6 checks.
What is the highest rank GOTO Considered Totally Sick (for error handling in C) reached?
#4 on Lobsters · Hottest, on Oct 28, 19:19 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 30 minutes.
How long has GOTO Considered Totally Sick (for error handling in C) been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 28, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (37 checks) since.