Is there ever a good reason to use eval()?

Question

It seems to me that eval() is treated with the same disdain that goto is. And by eval, I mean a function for executing a string as code, as seen in

Answer 1

Yes - when there is no other way to accomplish the given task with a reasonable level of clarity and within a reasonable number of lines of code.

This eliminates 99% of cases where eval is used, across the board in all languages and contexts.