# C goto vs Zig defer / errdefer / break

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**Category:** Brainstorming\
**Tags:** language, c\
**Created:** [January 20, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/c-goto-vs-zig-defer-errdefer-break/2952 "2024-01-20T11:00:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![dee0xeed](https://ziggit.dev/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/3ab097/32.png) [@dee0xeed](https://ziggit.dev/u/dee0xeed)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2024, 11:24am UTC](https://ziggit.dev/t/c-goto-vs-zig-defer-errdefer-break/2952/2 "2024-01-20T11:24:23Z")

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> [@The linux kernel community is discussing convert the linux kernel from c to modern c++](https://ziggit.dev/t/the-linux-kernel-community-is-discussing-convert-the-linux-kernel-from-c-to-modern-c/2824/15):
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> Write a small, non-trivial utility / program, that does something similar to a utility written in C

Once upon a time I’ve written [a file compressor](https://encode.su/threads/4047-An-improvisation-on-the-Symbol-Ranking-theme?p=79672&viewfull=1#post79672)

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