When geeks have children ......

[PurposeOfReason]

while true; do
  eject -T /dev/cdrom
done

Please, the code is so much easier and shorter than what he wrote, I don't understand that large thing when this version works perfectly.

I wasn't sure if there was a switch to eject and close the tray and was too lazy to look it up. You should sent that to him fr the lols.

[hoppipolla]

I don't think the exact code is the point here though.. lol

It's just funny ^_^

[MikeTheC]

When geeks have children ......

It's through artificial insemination?

[scragar]

How sloppy! Using goto would be more elegant than while 1=1

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Please tell you you aren't trying to promote a goto.

[ctrlmd]

lol its funny video
creative idea

[MikeTheC]

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Please tell you you aren't trying to promote a goto.

Why? What's wrong with GOTO? I used to use it all the time back in high school when I futzed around in GW-BASIC.

[scragar]

Why? What's wrong with GOTO? I used to use it all the time back in high school when I futzed around in GW-BASIC.

/me doesn't want to hear it.

[PurposeOfReason]

Why? What's wrong with GOTO? I used to use it all the time back in high school when I futzed around in GW-BASIC.

Because if that one line gets moved then everything is messed up. Goto and any command the references a line is horrible practice.

[MikeTheC]

Because if that one line gets moved then everything is messed up. Goto and any command the references a line is horrible practice.

Hmm... Well, I'm not quite sure what other options one would have in GW-BASIC, although I will also readily admit I have never, ever been even remotely close to a knowledgeable person (let alone a power user) of GW-BASIC.

Apart from line numbers, how do more commonly-used programming languages differ? And, for that matter, just strictly on the basis of curiosity, what other options besides GOTO does one have in modern languages?

[scragar]

functions and loops.