Should using Eval carry the same stigma as GoTo?

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Published on 2010-04-09T14:54:34Z Indexed on 2010/04/09 15:03 UTC
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It is taught in every computer science class and written in many books that programmers should not use GoTo. There is even an xkcd comic about it. My question is have we reached a point where the same thing can be said about Eval?

Where GoTo is not conductive for program flow and readability, Eval is the same for debugging, and program execution, and design.

Should using Eval have the same stigma as GoTo, and same consequences as in the xkcd comic?

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