Think back to the last time you looked at an unfamiliar block of code. Did you immediately understand what it was doing? If not, you’re not alone – many software developers, including myself, find it challenging to grasp unfamiliar code quickly…
  • rooster_butt@lemm.ee
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    27 days ago

    Short circuiting conditions is important. Mainly for things such as:

    if(Object != Null && Object.HasThing) …

    Without short circuit evaluation you end up with a null pointer exception.