Josef Grosch via Dng said on Thu, 29 Jul 2021 15:55:03 -0700 >On 7/28/21 1:12 PM, Steve Litt wrote: >> [ Beverity ] >> Does anyone have other list items to add? >> > >Now that you got me thinking; > >One should be explicit instead of implicit. I see this in code all the >time and it drives me crazy > > >// NO > >if (condition) > > doSomething(); > > >// YES > >if (condition) { > > doSomething(); > >}
The preceding is reasonable. But sometimes, readability is best served with: if (condition) doSomething(); I think the preceding should be allowed, when it makes things clearer. if (no_record_found) show_error_and_exit("No record found", 1); SteveT Steve Litt Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng