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Started by paulmwatson · 10 months ago

Everything in moderation and moderation in everything. And with that in mind: Don’t return from multiple points in a method. ... Continue reading »

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Andrew Peace
2 years ago

I think this is correct to some extent, but as with most rules, the best coders, IMO, know when to break them. I'd probably re-define this to say "only have well-known and obvious return points".

When tidying up some code that had seriously evolved beyond its original purpose recently, one of the most useful and important things I did was consolidate and audit the return and exit paths, and make them sane and obvious. This really helped the clarity of the code.

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Paul Watson
2 years ago

Absolutely right Andrew. That is why I said "in moderation." Got to know when to break your own rules.

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Shog9
2 years ago

If you're talking to idiots, use small words. If you're writing for idiots, use simple constructs.
And that's enough about that.

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