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From: Muttley@dastardlyhq.com
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Subject: Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:03:43 -0000 (UTC)
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On Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:36:11 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> boringly babbled:
>On Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:00:09 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
>
>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote at 22:48 this Saturday (GMT):
>>
>>> On Sat, 7 Sep 2024 18:30:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Subjectively, I prefer early returns over nested ifs:
>>>
>>> Nested ifs nest, early returns don’t.
>> 
>> Right, they remove some nesting which makes it easier to read.
>
>Nestability helps with refactorability.

Hell it does. All it helps with is making the code harder to follow.