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0 pointsbillforsternz5y ago0 comments

if !parse(config) then reboot. Please, for the love of God.

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I’m sorry but I find ruby „reboot unless config.parse?” much more readable here.

You can argue about which syntax is best. But irrespective, having a perfectly good boolean already, but then comparing it to true or false to unnecessarily create another boolean is always just wrong.

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0 pointsbillforsternz5y ago0 comments

if !parse(config) then reboot. Please, for the love of God.

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rad_gruchalski5y ago

I’m sorry but I find ruby „reboot unless config.parse?” much more readable here.

billforsternzOP5y ago

You can argue about which syntax is best. But irrespective, having a perfectly good boolean already, but then comparing it to true or false to unnecessarily create another boolean is always just wrong.

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