Timeline for Practice for returning a value or equivalent variable?
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
3 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2016 at 10:04 | comment | added | David Arno | If you "just put the while loop into an if(current != null) { block", you now have an extra level of nesting. Not saying you are wrong. but I'd argue that returning early is better practice than creating extra layers of nesting. | |
| Oct 12, 2016 at 8:07 | comment | added | candied_orange | Avoid multiple returns when your resources don't throw exceptions (say in c). Otherwise beware of heading down the path to the arrow anti pattern. | |
| Oct 12, 2016 at 7:02 | history | answered | Kilian Foth | CC BY-SA 3.0 |