Re: GoTo in Java

> If you had the "reverse compile to different language" feature, you
> could have the example written once, and then reverse compile it.

The problem with that is that you would never wind up with the example
as 'language x program' but as a 'language y program in x syntax'. The
way the code is best arranged for one language depends on features of
that and 'translation' requires 'complete rewrite'. It would require
that the translator identify idioms.

Cobol:
OPEN INPUT file
IF ( File-Status-1 NOT = "0" )
DISPLAY "Not found"
ELSE
PERFORM UNTIL EoF
READ file
AT END SET EoF
NOT AT END
process
END READ
END-PERORM
CLOSE file
END-IF

C:
if ( file = fopen(filename, "r") )
{
while ( ( recpoint = fgets(record, recmax, file) ) != NULL )
{ process; }
fclose(file);
}
else
puts("Not found");

Python:
try:
file = open(filename, "r")
except:
print "file not found"
else:
for record in file:
process
file.close()

.

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