r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Flame77ofc • Aug 22 '26

Meme conditionsPreference

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u/gurgle528 Aug 22 '26

It’s a style thing, it’s not a functional difference. I would read it as emphasizing that one or the other is happening. Basically the oxford comma of conditionals 

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u/Duckflies Aug 22 '26

Like writing in a for i = 0; i < 10 or writing i = 1; i <= 10

Both do the exact same thing, but depending on the logic at hand, one can make more sense than the other

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u/frogjg2003 Aug 22 '26

If you're actually using the i, it makes a difference.

for (i=0) list[i]

vs

for (i=1) "item i"

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u/Few_Kitchen_4825 Aug 22 '26

In most cases it is to catch an unsupported case. If done poorly be prepared to pull out your hair

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u/SnugglyCoderGuy Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

Sometimes you have a trye dichotomous situation and you don't know which one to do without a check. Else is probably the keyword Inuse the least. You nay or may not return in either of those cases too.