From: Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: either I'm stupid or GCC once again has random behaviour
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Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 18:01:16 GMT
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On 5 Jan 2001 17:39:54 GMT, Martin Str|mberg <ams AT father DOT ludd DOT luth DOT se>
wrote:

>Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick> wrote:
>: In 5 Jan 2001 09:40:43 -0000, jstacey AT plato DOT wadham DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk (J-P)
>: wrote:
>
>:>I think "we've had this argument before." I'm still amazed someone hasn't
>:>complained about "g0t0" or "F0rtr AT n." P AT sc@l is on the watch list, I hear.
>
>: goto: Duff's device; init code in C
>
>What's "Duff's device"?

It's a way of dynamically unrolling loops using a switch statement.
Read more:
  http://www.google.com/search?q=duff%27s+device