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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      8 hours 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.