On Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:21:23 +1100, Chris Angelico wrote:
> Counting complexity by giving a score to every statement encourages code
> like this:
>
> def bletch(x,y):
> return x + {"foo":y*2,"bar":x*3+y,"quux":math.sin(y)}.get(mode,0)
>
> instead of:
>
> def bletch(x,y):
> if mode=="foo": return x+y*2
> if mode=="bar": return x*4+y
> if mode=="quux": return x+math.sin(y) return x
>
> Okay, this is a stupid contrived example, but tell me which of those
> you'd rather work with
Am I being paid by the hour or the line?
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