sergio masci wrote:
>> Algol certainly predated both, and if I remember
>> right (I may not), Algol also got this right.
>
> First off ALGOL 60 select statements ('CASE' expr 'OF') didn't have
> labels. The expression was used as an index into a list of statements
> and only the statement corresponding to the index was executed.

Thanks for clarifying.  Apparently I did not remember correctly (good thing
I added the weasel words ;-) ).  Sorry for the confusion.


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