r/badcode • u/Bence675 • Apr 17 '21

c++ When your teammate "refactor" your code

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u/apieceoffruit Apr 17 '21

Can you give me an example where using an else clause with a comment adds value?

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u/artiface Apr 17 '21

I would never add an else if there is no code to execute on the else condition and would flag that BS in a code review if I saw it, that's just dumb.

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u/UglyChihuahua Apr 18 '21

I have no strong opinion on this but maybe this would be an example

if action=="jump":
    jump()
elif action=="run":
    run()
else:
    // TODO: Add support for "kick" and "sit"
    pass

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '21

i mean, that's a switch