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

For quick hacks, no problem because it's a handy quick-out.

In production code, consider it a last resort—and even then, try something else—because eval is difficult to control and thus dangerous. For anything non-trivial, implement a sublanguage.