The article discusses the harmful effects of the "go to" statement in programming languages. The author argues that the use of "go to" statements makes it difficult to maintain a meaningful set of coordinates to describe the progress of a program's execution, leading to less understandable and maintainable code. The author suggests that alternative control structures, such as conditional and iterative statements, should be used instead to improve program structure and readability. The article also mentions the influence of other researchers like Peter Landin and Christopher Strachey on the author's views. The author concludes by advocating for the elimination of "go to" statements from higher-level programming languages.The article discusses the harmful effects of the "go to" statement in programming languages. The author argues that the use of "go to" statements makes it difficult to maintain a meaningful set of coordinates to describe the progress of a program's execution, leading to less understandable and maintainable code. The author suggests that alternative control structures, such as conditional and iterative statements, should be used instead to improve program structure and readability. The article also mentions the influence of other researchers like Peter Landin and Christopher Strachey on the author's views. The author concludes by advocating for the elimination of "go to" statements from higher-level programming languages.