Structured Programming with go to Statements

1974/12/01 by Donald E. Knuth · 680 citations
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paper · doi:10.1145/356635.356640

published in ACM Computing Surveys 6(4), 261-301 (Association for Computing Machinery)

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article Free Access Share on Structured Programming with go to Statements Author: Donald E. Knuth Stanford University, Stanford, California Stanford University, Stanford, CaliforniaView Profile Authors Info & Claims ACM Computing SurveysVolume 6Issue 4Dec. 1974 pp 261–30110.1145/356635.356640Published:01 December 1974Publication History 553citation8,160DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations553Total Downloads8,160Last 12 Months668Last 6 weeks132 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my Alerts New Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteeReaderPDF

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