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submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (3 children)

If you're in a language that supports it, please don't use if (false) use if ($disallowAllUsers = false && $whateverTheRealConditionIs)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Never seen this, what language or buildsystem is this?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

That specific language is PHP, but the tip is applicable in any language that supports inline assignment.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

if (true === $wantToCauseErrorsForFun) {
    badOldFunction();
}

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

The assignment syntax is too close to comparison, which is what is more typical in that position. I would recommend

const bool _isFeatureEnabled = false;
if (_isFeatureEnabled &amp;&amp; ...)

if not a proper feature flag (or just remove the code).

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It seems much worse to use a setter in an if statement.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Think of it as inline attribution/documentation.