Think back to the last time you looked at an unfamiliar block of code. Did you immediately understand what it was doing? If not, you’re not alone – many software developers, including myself, find it challenging to grasp unfamiliar code quickly…
  • @traches@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    47•6 months ago

    Agreed. OP was doing well until they replaced the if statements with ‚function call || throw error’. That’s still an if statement, but obfuscated.

      • @rooster_butt@lemm.ee
        3•6 months ago

        Short circuiting conditions is important. Mainly for things such as:

        if(Object != Null && Object.HasThing) …

        Without short circuit evaluation you end up with a null pointer exception.