On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 10:22:40 -0000, 1100110 <0b1100...@gmail.com> wrote:
On 3/14/14, 4:58, Regan Heath wrote:Maintenance is very slightly better too, IMO, because you add/remove/alter a complete line rather than editing a set of || && etc which can in some cases be a little confusing. Basically, the chance of an error is very slightly lower. For example, either this: version(X86) version = MeaningfulVersion version(X86_64) version = MeaningfulVersion version(PPC) version = MeaningfulVersion version(PPC64) version = MeaningfulVersion version(ARM) version = MeaningfulVersion version(AArch64) version = MeaningfulVersion version(MeaningfulVersion) { } else version (MIPS32) { } or this: version (X86) version = MeaningfulVersion version (X86_64) version = MeaningfulVersion version (PPC) version = MeaningfulVersion version (PPC64) version = MeaningfulVersion version (ARM) version = MeaningfulVersion version (AArch64) version = MeaningfulVersion version (MIPS32) version = OtherMeaningfulVersion version (MeaningfulVersion) { } else version (OtherMeaningfulVersion) { } Regan...I can't even begin to describe how much more readable the OR'd version is.
It's shorter, but shorter does not mean more "readable".. if by readable you mean include the ability to communicate intent etc. Add to that, that readable is just one metric.
Walter's point is that the above pattern is better at communicating intent, clarifying your logic, and making the resulting version statements easier to understand (aka "more readable")
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