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What are your programming hot takes?

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OADINC@feddit.nl
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This is the only way;

if (condition) {
    code
}

Not

if (condition)
{
    code
}

Also because of my dyslexia I prefer variable & function names like this; ‘File_Acces’ I find it easier to read than ‘fileAcces’

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a Kendrick fan@lemmy.ml
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I’ve only seen the second type in C#, to be fair it makes code neater but i’m glad I left it for Java.

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TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works
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I think it would be a much hotter take if you had the opposite opinion. I’ve only met a few of those.

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Evilsandwichman [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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I’m not a programmer (I tried learning programming and unity but got lazy so…) but when I learned about if-then statements, the second one seemed like the way it’s supposed to be; I mean it looks so clean and simple. Do actual programmers prefer the first method?

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Ethan@programming.dev
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I prefer the first method because it reduces the number of empty lines I have to scroll past and visually filter out

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coloredgrayscale@programming.dev
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The 2nd is the style guide used in C#, and therefore what you’ve encountered in unity.

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AItoothbrush@lemmy.zip
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It depends for me. If the condition is some goofy ahh multiline syntax hell i like to use the second option.

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mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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Even then - ) { on a newline.

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alcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]@hexbear.net
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I use all 3.

If it’s very short and there’s 2 or more in a row, I’ll put it all in one line.

If there’s a bunch of nested if statements, I’ll use the second.

If neither of those conditons, I’ll use the first.

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