The curious case of the switch statement (fuzzy notepad)
The fuzzy notepad blog is carrying a
post about the switch statement with just about everything one
might want to know about its past, present, and possible future.
"As we’ve seen, the switch statement has had basically the same form
for 49 years. The special case labels are based on syntax derived directly
from fixed-layout FORTRAN on punchcards in 1957, several months before my
father was born. I hate it."