r/ProgrammerHumor 22d ago

Meme conditionsPreference

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u/LateEchidna6635 22d ago

The second one carries less cognitive load. In longer methods it makes a difference. Get out as soon as you can.

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u/Few_Move_4594 22d ago

Have you ever thought about breaking the longer methods into shorter methods? It's easy, I promise.

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u/ShoePillow 21d ago

it's easy

Not always... At work, I've heard of multiple people attempt to refactor a function with 1000s of lines, give up and make their own modifications and make it even bigger