Re: NO STARHOPPING ALLOWED!!!

From: Brian Tung (brian_at_isi.edu)
Date: 09/20/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 01:40:34 +0000 (UTC)

Greg Crinklaw wrote:
> So what? That's an opinion and I think and good one and an informed
> one. The question is, why is having a difference in opinion such a big
> deal? In my opinion it's the insecure an overly defensive reactions of
> a tiny few of the GOTO people that are over the top. See another
> response to me on this thread for a perfect example.

I don't see a bias as you do. I have seen reactionary folks on both
sides of the GOTO/star-hopping fence. Certainly some anti-GOTOers
have simply asserted without any reason better than "beginners should
learn the sky first." That begs the question; the bone of contention
really *is* whether beginners should have to learn the sky *first*, or
whether they can learn it better in time, having first used GOTO.

Of course, some GOTO folks do react defensively. But all that says is
that some people are defensive--not that either side of the argument
has established any kind of iron-clad case. I believe that's because
there's no iron-clad case to be had here.

Brian Tung <brian@isi.edu>
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